Retainers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid Woodlock, Ben Mergen
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Abstract
In an example, a retainer may comprise a latch to removably engage with a cartridge, an actuator plate to operably engage with the cartridge, a bias member, and a linkage. The actuator plate may operably engage with the cartridge such that, upon engagement with the cartridge, the transmission of signals can occur between the actuator plate and the cartridge. The linkage may be engaged with the actuator plate, the bias member, and the latch, such that linkage causes the actuator plate to be pushed against the cartridge upon the latch being engaged with the cartridge in a locked position.
Claims15
A retainer, comprising:
- a latch to removably engage with a removable element;
- an actuator plate to operably engage with the removable element such that, upon engagement with the removable element, the transmission of signals can occur between the actuator plate and the removable element;
- a bias member to push the actuator plate against the removable element;
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- a linkage engaged with the actuator plate, the bias member, and the latch, such that the linkage pushes against the bias member to cause the bias member to push the actuator plate against the removable element upon the latch being engaged with the removable element in a locked position.
A retainer, comprising:
- a latch to engage with a cartridge within a carriage in a locked position and a released position, the latch biased towards a latched position with the cartridge when in the locked position;
- an actuator plate to operably engage with the cartridge such that, upon engagement with the cartridge, the transmission of signals can occur between the actuator plate and the cartridge;
- a bias member;
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- a linkage to engage the actuator plate with the latch, the linkage to push against the bias member such that the bias member pushes the actuator plate against the cartridge upon the latch being moved to the locked position with the cartridge from the released position.
A printing system, comprising:
- a carriage disposed within the printing system to receive a cartridge;
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- a retainer to retain the cartridge within the carriage, the retainer comprising:
- a latch to retainably and releasably engage with the cartridge;
- an actuator plate to operably engage with the cartridge such that, upon engagement with the cartridge, the transmission of signals can occur between the actuator plate and the cartridge;
- a bias member;
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- a linkage to engage the actuator plate with the latch, the linkage to push against the bias member such that the bias member pushes the actuator plate against the cartridge upon the latch being moved to a locked position with the cartridge from a released position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.