公开(公告)号：US06378985B2

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09769043

申请日：2001-01-24

申请人： Karen McArdle ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R. Card

发明人： Karen McArdle ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R. Card

IPC分类号： B41J2300

CPC分类号： B41J2/17526 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/1755 ,  B41J19/20 ,  H05K3/361

摘要： An ink-jet printer includes an ink-jet cartridge having a flexible circuit connecting to a carriage in a relatively movable but movably constrained relationship. The carriage and the flexible circuit cooperatively define an instant center so that an array of electrical contact pads of the flexible circuit is reliably and repeatably positioned relative to the carriage, while manufacturing variabilities and thermal differential expansions between the carriage and flexible circuit, for example, are accommodated without loss of relative positional control of the array of contact pads and the carriage.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印机包括具有以相对可移动但可移动约束的关系连接到滑架的柔性电路的喷墨盒。 托架和柔性电路协同地限定了一个即时中心，使得柔性电路的电接触焊盘的阵列相对于托架可靠地和可重复地定位，同时制造滑架和柔性电路之间的变化和热差扩展，例如， 被容纳，而不损失接触垫阵列和托架的相对位置控制。

公开(公告)号：US06273554B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-14

申请号：US09557447

申请日：2000-04-25

申请人： Karen M. Mc Ardle ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R Card

发明人： Karen M. Mc Ardle ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R Card

IPC分类号： B41J214

CPC分类号： B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/14024 ,  B41J2/14072 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J19/20 ,  H05K3/361

摘要： Apparatus for aligning a flexible circuit on an ink jet printer carriage includes three members located on a wall of the print carriage. The members are positioned to receive a flexible circuit having a circular hole and two elongate slots therein. Each slot has a major axis that intersects the center of the circular hole. The members permit the flexible circuit to flatten out during assembly of the carriage and to remove any unevenness in its surface.

摘要翻译： 用于将柔性电路对准在喷墨打印机托架上的装置包括位于打印托架的壁上的三个构件。 这些构件被定位成接收具有圆形孔和其中的两个细长槽的柔性电路。 每个槽具有与圆形孔的中心相交的长轴。 这些构件允许柔性电路在滑架的组装期间变平，并且去除其表面中的任何不均匀。

公开(公告)号：US06517269B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-11

申请号：US09696481

申请日：2000-10-24

申请人： Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R Card ,  Shane J. O'Neill ,  Daniel S. Kline

发明人： Marcus Scholz ,  Steven R Card ,  Shane J. O'Neill ,  Daniel S. Kline

IPC分类号： B41J2165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16538

摘要： A narrow-width modular printing mechanism for a printer includes an integrated platen/service station assembly positioned within the printer. The integrated platen/service station assembly includes a platen member and a service station mechanically coupled together. The service station includes a bottom portion, at least one cap, at least one wiper and a mechanism for displacing the caps and the wipers relative to the bottom portion. The platen member is formed with apertures which are positioned and sized to facilitate displacement of the caps and the wipers through the platen member. In a preferred embodiment, the integrated platen/service station assembly is configured to accommodate a front-in, front-out paper path of the printer. In a preferred embodiment, the platen/service station assembly includes an actuator fork assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the platen/service station assembly includes a self-aligning cap sled.

摘要翻译： 用于打印机的窄幅度模块化打印机构包括位于打印机内的集成压板/维修站组件。 集成的压板/维修站组件包括机械地联接在一起的压板构件和维修站。 服务站包括底部，至少一个帽，至少一个擦拭器和用于使帽和擦拭器相对于底部移位的机构。 压板构件形成有孔，该孔具有定位和尺寸以便于盖和擦拭器通过压板构件的位移。 在优选实施例中，集成压板/维修站组件被配置为容纳打印机的前进，前进的纸张路径。 在优选实施例中，压板/维修站组件包括致动器叉组件。 在优选实施例中，压板/维修站组件包括自对准盖板滑轨。

公开(公告)号：US06568793B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09845074

申请日：2001-04-27

申请人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

发明人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

IPC分类号： B41J201

CPC分类号： B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/1752

摘要： A carriage assembly for holding one or more inkjet print cartridges. A mechanical key on a carriage chute is formed in a predetermined pattern having a plurality of columns such that at least one of the columns acts as a barrier preventing a non-compatible print cartridge from staying in a secured mounting position.

摘要翻译： 用于容纳一个或多个喷墨打印墨盒的托架组件。 托架滑槽上的机械键形成为具有多个列的预定图案，使得至少一个列用作屏障，防止不兼容的打印墨盒停留在固定的安装位置。

公开(公告)号：US06457804B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09558308

申请日：2000-04-25

申请人： Marcus Scholz ,  Daniel S. Kline ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Ram Santhanam

发明人： Marcus Scholz ,  Daniel S. Kline ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Ram Santhanam

IPC分类号： B41J2300

CPC分类号： B41J23/00 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J25/304 ,  F16F1/187

摘要： A spring for latching a print cartridge in a carriage in a facsimile printer mechanism. The spring is a cantilever that is doubled back on itself to obtain a long effective length is a short space.

摘要翻译： 用于将打印墨盒锁定在传真打印机机构中的托架中的弹簧。 春天是一个悬臂，它自己倍增，以获得长的有效长度是一个很短的空间。

公开(公告)号：US06547378B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US09844346

申请日：2001-04-27

申请人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

发明人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/1752

摘要： A mechanical key scheme is integrated into a composite pattern on both a print cartridge and its corresponding printer carriage chute. In a preferred embodiment the pattern incorporates a plurality of adjacent contiguous columns on both sides of a latch, with each column capable of defining multiple position bits in order to precisely differentiate between different types and/or different families of print cartridges.

摘要翻译： 机械钥匙方案在打印墨盒和相应的打印机托架滑槽上集成到复合图案中。 在优选实施例中，图案在闩锁的两侧上包括多个相邻的邻接列，每列能够限定多个位置位，以便精确地区分不同类型和/或不同系列的墨盒。

公开(公告)号：US06435662B2

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09769064

申请日：2001-01-24

申请人： Daniel S. Kline ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz

发明人： Daniel S. Kline ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J25/34

摘要： An ink-jet print cartridge is especially configured for loading and unloading into and from an inkjet print cartridge by use of substantially only horizontal translational movements relative to a carriage of the printer. The apparatus includes a generally rectangular prismatic print cartridge having its major axis of elongation disposed horizontally. The print cartridge includes a pair of outwardly extending elongate horizontal supporting lips located one on each of the opposite side walls of the print cartridge, a carriage body, a chute mounted on the carriage for receiving the print cartridge, and a generally horizontal guide rail on each of the pair of side walls of the chute. The guide rails guide the print cartridge into the carriage by supportingly engaging the lips. The print cartridge provides user engageable features which are located remotely from an array of electrical contacts on the cartridge body, and which are separated from a user by the length dimension of the cartridge body so that the electrical contacts are not easily contaminated by fingerprints. Further, a user's pushing installation force passed along a line passing through this array of electrical contacts, insuring good electrical connection of the print cartridge with the carriage.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印墨盒特别构造成通过使用相对于打印机的托架的基本上只有水平的平移运动来装载和卸载喷墨打印墨盒。 该装置包括大致矩形的棱柱形打印盒，其长度方向水平延伸。 打印墨盒包括一对向外延伸的细长水平支撑唇缘，位于打印墨盒的相对侧壁中的每一个上，滑架主体，安装在托架上用于接收打印墨盒的滑槽以及大致水平的导轨 滑槽中的每一对侧壁。 导轨通过支撑地接合嘴唇将打印墨盒引导到托架中。 打印墨盒提供用户可接合的特征，其远离盒体上的电触点阵列远离，并且通过盒体的长度尺寸与使用者分离，使得电触点不容易被指纹污染。 此外，用户的推动安装力沿着穿过该电触头阵列的线传递，确保打印墨盒与滑架的良好电连接。

公开(公告)号：US06290346B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-18

申请号：US09477940

申请日：2000-01-05

申请人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

发明人： Ram Santhanam ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Junji Yamamoto

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/1755 ,  B41J2/1752

摘要： A mechanical key scheme is integrated into a composite pattern on both a print cartridge and its corresponding printer carriage chute. In a preferred embodiment the pattern incorporates a plurality of adjacent contiguous columns on both sides of a latch, with each column capable of defining multiple position bits in order to precisely differentiate between different types and/or different families of print cartridges.

摘要翻译： 机械钥匙方案在打印墨盒和相应的打印机托架滑槽上集成到复合图案中。 在优选实施例中，图案在闩锁的两侧上包括多个相邻的邻接列，每列能够限定多个位置位，以便精确地区分不同类型和/或不同系列的墨盒。

公开(公告)号：US06227663B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US09477646

申请日：2000-01-05

申请人： Ram Santhanam ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Daniel S Kline

发明人： Ram Santhanam ,  Junji Yamamoto ,  Marcus Scholz ,  Daniel S Kline

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17503

摘要： An ink-jet print cartridge having a low profile. The print cartridge includes a print cartridge body, a lid securely affixed to the body, and a latch located on the lid. The print cartridge further includes two elongate supporting lips located along the side walls of the body for supporting the print cartridge during loading. Loading is effected with a plurality of gripping surfaces remotely located from the latch.

摘要翻译： 具有低轮廓的喷墨打印墨盒。 打印墨盒包括打印墨盒本体，牢固地固定在本体上的盖子和位于盖子上的闩锁件。 打印墨盒还包括沿着主体的侧壁定位的两个细长的支撑唇，用于在加载期间支撑打印墨盒。 通过远离闩锁的多个夹紧表面来实现加载。