Mount for replaceable ink jet head

Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism

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347 87, B41J 2235

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055483119

ABSTRACT:
In the embodiments disclosed in the specification, a mounting arrangement for a replaceable ink jet head on a reciprocating carriage includes corresponding mounting pads on a rearwardly-facing surface of the carriage and on a forwardly-facing surface of the ink jet head and resilient electrical contacts on a rearwardly-facing surface of the ink jet head. In one embodiment, a clamp arrangement engages the rearwardly-facing surface of the ink jet head and includes a plurality of electrical contacts for engaging the electrical contacts on the rearwardly-facing surface of the ink jet head. In another embodiment, the reciprocating carriage includes a recess which extends parallel to the direction of reciprocating motion and has mounting pads in a rearwardly-facing surface and the ink jet head has a mounting portion with forwardly-facing mounting pads to engage the rearwardly-facing mounting pads of the carriage and includes rearwardly-facing resilient electrical contacts to engage forwardly-facing resilient electrical contacts in a rear surface of the recess and the carriage includes a clamp arrangement to urge the mounting portion of the ink jet head forwardly to force the mounting pads on the carriage and on the ink jet head into engagement.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5245361 (1993-09-01), Kashimura

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