Print engine with air-cleaned printhead

Details Print engine with air-cleaned printhead Print engine with air-cleaned printhead

2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Huffman, Julian D. (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

Reexamination Certificate

active

07134739

ABSTRACT:
A print engine includes a stepper motor that advances print media upon demand and simultaneously drives an air pump. A molding provides a receptacle that receives an impeller of the air pump, an air inlet pin that couples with an air filter located on a print cartridge and an air conduit that couples the output of the air pump to a print head assembly. In use, the air pump operates to direct air across a print head of the print head assembly thereby inhibiting accumulation of foreign particles about the print head.

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