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US 10,538,115 B2Granted
Handle of a printhead movable between a folded position and a non-folded position
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsTimothy Michael Johnson, Daniel Gonzalez Perello
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Abstract
A printhead includes a printhead housing and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the printhead housing. The handle rotatably moves with respect to the printhead housing between a folded position and the non-folded position. In the folded position, the handle extends along a respective housing surface of the printhead housing. In the non-folded position, the handle extends outward from the respective housing surface of the printhead housing.
Claims19
A printhead assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a printhead coupled with the housing, the printhead having a nozzle surface;
- and
- a handle movably coupled to the housing, the handle to rotatably move with respect to the housing between a folded position in which the handle extends along a respective housing surface of the housing and a non-folded position in which the handle extends outward from the respective housing surface of the housing;
- and
- a plurality of resilient members that bias the handle in two opposing directions to an intermediate position between the folded position and an upright position.
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A printhead assembly installed in a printer comprising:
- the printhead assembly comprising a housing and a removable printhead cartridge installed on the housing, the printhead cartridge comprising a nozzle surface, the printhead assembly being removably installed in the printer;
- the printhead assembly further comprising a handle movably coupled to the housing, the handle to rotatably move with respect to the housing between an upright position, an intermediate position, and a folded position,
- wherein:
- the folded position corresponds to the handle extending along a respective housing surface of the housing;
- the upright position corresponds to the handle extending outward from the respective housing surface of the housing and forming a first non-folded angle with the respective housing surface;
- and
- the intermediate position corresponds to the handle extending outward from the respective housing surface of the housing and forming a second non-folded angle with the respective housing surface less than the first non-folded angle;
- the printhead assembly further comprising a resilient member to bias the handle away from the folded position, wherein the resilient member comprises a lift spring to lift the handle from the folded position to the intermediate position, biasing the handle to the intermediate position;
- and
- the printer comprising a cover that, when closed, forces the handle into the folded position against the bias;
- wherein the handle in a non-folded position is configured to be accessed by a user to removably move the printhead housing into and out of a printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.