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US 11,265,438 B2Granted
Scanner carriage devices to prevent tilting
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDa Peng Li, Zhi Wen Xing, Feng Chen
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Abstract
An example device includes a U-shaped body to be placed around a guide on which a scanner carriage is to be guided. A fixed leg of the U-shaped body is attached to a linearly translatable scanner carriage. A free leg of the U-shaped body is not attached to the scanner carriage and has inward facing ribs. The ribs on the free leg of the U-shaped body are positioned to come into contact with the guide to align the scanner carriage with the guide.
Claims14
A device comprising:
- a U-shaped body to be placed around a guide on which a scanner carriage is to be guided, a fixed leg of the U-shaped body to be attached to a linearly translatable scanner carriage;
- and
- inward facing ribs on a free leg of the U-shaped body, the free leg not attached to the scanner carriage;
- wherein the ribs on the free leg of the U-shaped body are positioned to come into contact with the guide to align the scanner carriage with the guide;
- wherein when said device is installed onto said guide, a gap of between 0.3 and 0.8 mm in length exists between the U-shaped body and the guide.
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A scanner carriage comprising:
- a U-shaped body to be placed around a guide on which said scanner carriage is to be guided, a fixed leg of the U-shaped body to be attached to a linearly translatable scanner carriage;
- and
- inward facing ribs on a free leg of the U-shaped body, the free leg not attached to the scanner carriage;
- wherein the ribs on the free leg of the U-shaped body are positioned to come into contact with the guide to align the scanner carriage with the guide;
- wherein when said U-shaped body is installed onto said guide, a gap of between 0.3 and 0.8 mm in length exists between the U-shaped body and the guide.
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A scanner comprising:
- a scanner carriage having a U-shaped body to be placed around a guide on which said scanner carriage is to be guided, a fixed leg of the U-shaped body to be attached to a linearly translatable scanner carriage;
- and
- inward facing ribs on a free leg of the U-shaped body, the free leg not attached to the scanner carriage;
- wherein the ribs on the free leg of the U-shaped body are positioned to come into contact with the guide to align the scanner carriage with the guide;
- wherein when said U-shaped body is installed onto said guide, a gap of between 0.3 and 0.8 mm in length exists between the U-shaped body and the guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.