Air supply arrangement for a print engine

Details Air supply arrangement for a print engine Air supply arrangement for a print engine

2008-09-07

2010-11-30

Luu, Matthew (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S022000, C347S023000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07841689

ABSTRACT:
Provided is an air supply arrangement for a print engine having a pagewidth printhead and a driving assembly for feeding print media past the printhead. The print engine has a chassis molding for receiving the air supply arrangement. The air supply arrangement includes a receptacle cover molding defining an air supply channel leading to the printhead when the cover molding is operatively received by the chassis molding, the cover molding further defining air inlet and outlet openings. The air supply arrangement also includes an air pump attached to the cover molding and arranged to pump air from the air inlet opening to the air outlet opening, the outlet opening arranged in fluid communication with the air supply channel. Also included is an air filter assembly operatively fitted to the receptacle cover so that air is able to be pumped through the filter to the air inlet opening to facilitate cleaning of the printhead.

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