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US 12,759,320 B2Granted
Printer, food product scale and associated printer roller mounting system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsRobert Andrew Holmes, Austin Knoblauch, Randall L. Redman, Ian D. Taylor
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Abstract
A printer includes a media path along which a media is movable, and a printhead assembly positioned along the media path at a first side of the media path. A print roller is positioned along the media path at a second side of the media path such that media passes between the printhead assembly and the print roller. The print roller is mounted to a support assembly that is configured to permit tool-free removal of the print roller for cleaning or replacement.
Claims19
A printer, comprising:
- a media path along which a media is movable;
- a printhead assembly positioned along the media path at a first side of the media path;
- a print roller positioned along the media path at a second side of the media path such that media passes between the printhead assembly and the print roller;
- wherein the print roller is mounted to a support assembly that is configured to permit tool-free removal of the print roller for cleaning or replacement;
- wherein the support assembly comprises a primary support base and an end cap, wherein the primary support base has a free end, wherein the end cap is mounted to the free end for movement between a roller retention position and a roller release position.
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A printer, comprising:
- a printer body;
- a media path along which a media is movable;
- a printhead assembly positioned along the media path at a first side of the media path;
- a print roller positioned along the media path at a second side of the media path such that media passes between the printhead assembly and the print roller;
- a support assembly supporting the print roller, wherein the support assembly comprises a primary support base that is fixed to the printer body, and a secondary support base that is releasably retained to the primary support base, wherein the print roller is seated on the secondary support base;
- wherein the print roller has an axial length, wherein the secondary support base includes an axial length that extends along the axial length of the print roller such that the secondary support base spans an entirety of the axial length of the print roller.
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A printer, comprising:
- a printer body;
- a media path along which a media is movable;
- a printhead assembly positioned along the media path at a first side of the media path;
- a print roller positioned along the media path at a second side of the media path such that media passes between the printhead assembly and the print roller;
- a support assembly supporting the print roller, wherein the support assembly comprises a primary support base that is fixed to the printer body, and a secondary support base that is releasably retained to the primary support base, wherein the print roller is seated on the secondary support base,
- wherein, upon removal of the secondary support base from the primary support base, the print roller is removable from the secondary support base.
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