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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985031 | Guide rail for carriage printer A printer includes a carriage and a channel for guiding the carriage along a path. The carriage includes a protrusion extending from the carriage. The channel includes a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls are opposed to each other. The protrusi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7837401 | Image forming apparatus A multifunction apparatus includes a belt drive mechanism configured to move a carriage reciprocally placed on guide rails. The belt drive mechanism is comprised of a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a timing belt, which is stretched between the drive pulley and t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7766568 | Printhead carrier having zero clearance bearing arrangement A printhead carrier having a zero clearance bearing arrangement includes a first open-faced bearing coupled to a dampener frame. The first open-faced bearing has a first bearing surface positioned to contact the cylindrical guide surface of a guide rod of an imaging... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7396172 | Carriage preloader and carriage system having a preloader A carriage system for a printing apparatus is disclosed. The carriage system includes a movable carriage for carrying at least one ink pen, a carriage rod on which the carriage is rotatably mounted, an anti-rotation rail that is adjacent to one end of the carriage t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7255421 | Imaging apparatus having a printhead carrier/belt interface device An imaging apparatus includes a carrier housing having an attachment feature, a carrier belt to transmit a translation to the carrier housing in a bi-directional scanning direction; and an interface device interposed between and coupled to both the carrier housing a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198419 | Apparatus and method of performing double-sided printing A method and an apparatus for forming an image on a medium having first and second surfaces wherein an image is formed on the first surface of the medium using a printing unit. After the image formation on the first surface of the medium is completed, the medium is ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192116 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat from a fluid ejector carriage A system, method and structures for dissipating heat away from a thermal fluid ejector modules through a thermally-conductive carriage molded from a polymer to the ambient air surrounding the structure upon which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage trans... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140793 | Imaging apparatus having a carrier support and drive arrangement An imaging apparatus includes a mid-frame for supporting the sheet of print media. A unitary carrier support frame is positioned above the mid-frame. The unitary carrier support frame defines a first guide member and a second guide member, wherein a longitudinal ext... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128391 | Self aligning printhead carrier bearings for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a printhead carrier configured for movement along an X-axis. The printhead carrier includes a carrier housing having a first bearing pocket and a second bearing pocket. The first bearing pocket and the second bearing pocket are spaced a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121750 | Inkjet printer with cutting head having smoothly movable heads An inkjet printer with a cutting head comprises a linear motion rail, and a linear motion block slidably provided on the linear motion rail. An inkjet head carriage holding an inkjet head and a cutting head carriage holding a cutting head are fixed to the linear mot... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7037012 | Scanning mechanism for high-speed high-resolution scanning A scanning system for use in inspecting or writing on a substrate minimizes vibrations by applying movement-actuating forces directly between a carriage and a countermass which are both free to move along parallel tracks. Forces for decelerating and accelerating the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7019769 | Imaging drum with improved material holding An image processing apparatus (10) for writing images to print media (32), which comprises an imaging drum (300) for supporting the print media (32), wherein the imaging drum (300) has a surface, a drive end wall (310), and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005293 | Multiple axis printhead adjuster for non-contact fluid deposition devices Non-contact fluid deposition devices having multiple axis printhead adjusters are provided. The subject printhead adjusters are made up of a single rigid frame that holds at least one printhead housing, where in certain embodiments multiple printhead housings, e.g.,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945719 | Cam action shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a cylindrical body slideably mounted on the shaft and a cam ring rotatably ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935796 | Multiple orientation image forming device and carriage for use with same A carriage including a printing component support and a pair of bushings having an inner region with at least three spaced rail contact regions separated by respective non-contact regions. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932457 | Apparatus provided with carriage An apparatus provided with a carriage is guided and supported by at least two guide members, a guide shaft and a guide rail, arranged to be parallel to each other to enable the carriage to reciprocate. The guide members are arranged apart from each other substantial... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921217 | Gap adjusting device, recording apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus The present invention provides a gap adjusting device that allows gap adjustment with a small torque and also allows more gap positions to be set. The gap adjusting device rotates bushing members so as to change level (PG) of carriage guide shafts for guiding a carr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6896430 | Compliant belt attach A compliant belt attach assembly for use in a printer includes a belt attach and a drive belt having a drive lug. The belt attach defines a lug chamber for containing the drive lug of the drive belt. First and second drive bars are configured to contact the first an... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6880993 | Printer and apparatus for guiding inkjet printhead including guide rods and bearings An arrangement for guiding a printhead fixed on a carriage, said carriage provided with plain bearings which are in sliding contact with a set of substantially parallel guide rods, wherein a first plain bearing is in contact with a first guide rod and a second plain... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6843549 | Lubricating system including a lubricating structure A lubricating system includes a flexible, nominally planar lubricating structure including first and second end regions and a central region positioned therebetween. The lubricating structure is impregnated with a lubricating fluid and is adapted for securement to a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6817796 | Shaft lock device and method A method and device for locking and unlocking a print head assembly along a shaft in an addressing machine. The print head assembly is fixedly mounted on a locking mechanism, which comprises a flange and a collet, wherein the collet has an inner circumference for sl... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6789966 | Printer, carriage supporting structure and head assembly incorporated in the printer In a printer, in which printing is performed on a recording medium which is transported in a first direction, a carriage is reciprocately moved in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. A print head is mounted on the carriage, and provided... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6736557 | Printhead gap adjustment mechanism for an imaging apparatus A printhead gap adjustment mechanism for use in an imaging apparatus includes a worm gear coupled to a carrier shaft to transmit a rotational motion to the carrier shaft. A worm screw is positioned in rotational cooperation with the worm gear, the worm screw having ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695499 | Beam for supporting a carriage A scanning device such as a printer has a trapezoidal carriage support beam which permits a compact juxtaposition of the carriage slider rod, the printhead, a drive belt and an encoder device. A second slider mounting for the printer carriage includes a b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692169 | Method of propelling an ink jet printer carriage A print carriage assembly for an ink jet printer. The print carriage assembly includes a print carriage slidably supported on a printer slider rod, and a sub-carriage that is separate from the printer carriage and slidably supported on the printer slider ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682234 | Multiple orientation image forming device and carriage for use with same A carriage including a printing component support and a pair of bushings having an inner region with at least three spaced rail contact regions separated by respective non-contact regions.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6666599 | Carriage assembly of printer employing movable print head In a carriage assembly of a printer employing a movable print head, bosses provided with respective bearing supporting holes, each inner circumferential surface of which has a predetermined radius of curvature, are formed at a side of a carriage, and bear... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648529 | Hardcopy apparatus carriage beam A carriage slider rod is mounted on a steel beam by means of brass support elements. The support elements are first riveted to the beam and then have precisely aligned V-shape grooves machined therein to provide accurate location for the slider rod. The s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6634815 | Large format ink-jet color printer The present invention pertains to the field of ink-jet printers used for color printing of large format articles This invention is used for improving quality and for increasing the yield of printers and comprises successively applying primary colors, supp... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629788 | Method and apparatus for clamping and adjusting an anti-rotation rail to adjust printhead to platen/media spacing in a printer Apparatus and method for adjusting and maintaining printhead-to-platen spacing in a printing device, wherein the printing device includes a printhead-carrying carriage and the carriage is pivotally mounted on and reciprocally shiftable along a guide shaft... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616354 | Method and apparatus for adjusting printhead to print-media travel path spacing in a printer Apparatus for adjusting the spacing in a printer between a printhead and the travel path for print media which moves through the printer. The printhead is borne by a carriage which is rotatably mounted adjacent an elongate bearing rail wherein the rotated... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6602005 | Process for assembling a carriage for driving a marking apparatus on at least one guide member, and corresponding marking apparatus An assembly including a carriage for driving a marking apparatus on at least one guide member wherein the carriage is secured to a bearing allowing the carriage to slide on the guide member. The carriage includes at least one opening made with transverse ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6575646 | Printer carriage bushing A printer carriage has a bushing liner arranged to slide on a rod, the liner including a metal body with plastic inserts having, on their inside surfaces, ribs, which constitute the bearings of the bushing liner. The inserts are located in grooves of the ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6524021 | Multiple orientation image forming device and carriage for use with same A carriage including a printing component support and a pair of bushings having an inner region with at least three spaced rail contact regions separated by respective non-contact regions.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6471427 | Printhead carrier with rotatable bearings A printhead carrier assembly in an ink jet printer includes a carrier moving along a linear path. At least one rotatable bearing is attached to the carrier. The at least one rotatable bearing has at least one axis of rotation. A rotatable shaft has a surf... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471426 | Method of propelling an inkjet printer carriage A print carriage assembly for an ink jet printer. The print carriage assembly includes a print carriage slidably supported on a printer slider rod, and a sub-carriage that is separate from the printer carriage and slidably supported on the printer slider ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6450710 | Frame system for an ink jet printer Substantially uniform spacing between a printhead and a platen throughout a print zone associated with said printhead in an ink jet printer is provided. The ink jet printer includes a printer frame, and the platen is slideably coupled to the printer frame... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6379064 | Printer chassis construction To assemble a printer chassis comprising three structural aluminium beams extending between two structural sideplates, the printer carriage beam is first attached to the sideplates by means of attachment points arranged along a straight line and then the ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6341839 | Large format ink-jet color printer The present invention pertains to the field of ink-jet printers used for color printing of large format articles. This invention is used for improving quality and for increasing the yield of printers and comprises successively applying primary colors, sup... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6310638 | Carriage bearing preloader and antirotation restoring force for reducing carriage vibration A carriage, driven along a carriage rod, rests on the carriage rod at carriage V-bearings. The V-bearing connection is open at the bottom. A magnetic preloader applies a magnetic force biasing the carriage toward the carriage rod. A roller coupled to the ... | 10/30/2001 |
