Printer with zero insertion force printhead cartridge

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2008-01-16

2010-12-07

Peng, Charlie (Department: 2883)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

C347S042000, C347S084000, C347S086000, C347S087000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07845778

ABSTRACT:
An inkjet printer that has a printhead cartridge with a pagewidth printhead defining an array of nozzles for ejecting ink onto a media substrate. The printhead cartridge has a fluid coupling in fluid communication with the array of nozzles. The printer also has a cradle for supporting the printhead cartridge such that the array of nozzles is adjacent a media feed path extending through the printer, the cradle having a latch mechanism for retaining the printhead cartridge, an ink reservoir for containing supply of ink and a complementary coupling for fluid communication with the ink reservoir. The fluid coupling and the complementary coupling are configured to establish a sealed fluid connection using mechanical advantage provided by user actuation of the latch mechanism to retain the printhead cartridge in the cradle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 7097291 (2006-08-01), Silverbrook
patent: 2005/0162462 (2005-07-01), Silverbrook et al.
patent: 2006/0238570 (2006-10-01), Silverbrook
patent: 2007/0126820 (2007-06-01), Silverbrook et al.
patent: 2007/0206079 (2007-09-01), Brown et al.

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