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US 2002/0118991 A1Published application
Sheet metal print engine chassis assembled without fasteners
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRoger S. Kerr
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Abstract
A printer chassis (12) comprising several sheet metal structural members. The printer chassis (12) is fabricated by joining the sheet metal structural members using tab-and-slot junctions to form a printer chassis (12) for holding printing equipment such as an imaging drum (64) and a printhead (44). Spring tabs (36) are used to allow the printer chassis (12) to be assembled without tools. A spring tab (36) locks into a slot (38) when inserted through the slot (38).
Claims6
A method for fabricating a printer chassis without using fasteners comprising the steps of:
- arranging structural members in position relative to each other;
- and
- pushing a spring tab of one structural member through a corresponding slot in another structural member to lock said structural members in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.