Printer assembly with common module
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorsChang Xu, Ramanathan Alaganchetty, Tiecheng Qu
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Abstract
A printer assembly that includes a module and a first set of drive components is provided. The module includes a plurality of ports that are configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of the first set of drive components and further configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of a second set of drive components. Each of the drive components of the first set of drive components are of a different size than each of the drive components of the second set of drive components.
Claims19
A printer assembly comprising:
- a module comprising an electric motor and a plurality of ports;
- and
- a plurality of drive components, wherein each of the plurality of drive components is configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding port of the plurality of ports,
- wherein the electric motor is configured to rotate at least one of the plurality of drive components,
- wherein the module is configured to receive, sense, or determine information related to at least one of the plurality of drive components and configured to adjust at least one of a rotational speed or a torque output by the electric motor based on the information related to the at least one of the plurality of drive components, and
- wherein the electric motor is configured to rotate a first one of the plurality of drive components and the module is configured to receive, sense, or determine information related to a second one of the plurality of drive components.
A printer assembly comprising:
- a module comprising an electric motor and a plurality of ports;
- and
- a plurality of drive components,
- wherein each of the plurality of drive components is configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding port of the plurality of ports,
- wherein the electric motor is configured to rotate at least one of the plurality of drive components,
- wherein the module is configured to receive, sense, or determine information related to at least one of the plurality of drive components and configured to adjust at least one of a rotational speed or a torque output by the electric motor based on the information related to the at least one of the plurality of drive components, and
- wherein the information related to the at least one of the plurality of drive components is a length of the at least one of the plurality of drive components.
A printer assembly comprising:
- a module comprising a plurality of ports;
- and
- a first set of drive components,
- wherein each of the plurality of ports is configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of the first set of drive components and further configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of a second set of drive components, and
- wherein each of the drive components of the first set of drive components have a different size than each of the drive components of the second set of drive components.
A printer assembly comprising:
- a module comprising a plurality of ports;
- a first set of drive components;
- and
- a first cover removably coupled to the module and configured to house the first set of drive components,
- wherein each of the plurality of ports is configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of the first set of drive components and further configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding drive component of a second set of drive components, and
- wherein each of the drive components of the first set of drive components have a different size than each of the drive components of the second set of drive components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.