Installing a pen in imaging devices
US9931854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/13
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disclosed example apparatus to install a pen in an imaging device includes a first guide on a first component of the imaging device to guide the pen in a first direction toward a second component of the imaging device during installation of the pen in the imaging device. The example apparatus also includes a second guide on the second component to receive the pen from the first guide during the installation of the pen. The first guide and the second guide define a gap therebetween and at least one of the first and second guides causes the pen to pass the gap without catching. The second guide is to guide the pen into an installed position in the second component.
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