Thermal transfer printer cover
AssigneeVideojet Technologies Inc.
InventorsChandrakant Bhatia, David Haas
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Abstract
A system and method of protecting a printer housing against moisture infiltration, including affixing a fixed covering portion over the printer housing, wherein the affixing includes exposing a printing opening of the printer housing, and securing a removable covering portion to the fixed covering portion, wherein the removable covering portion covers the printing opening.
Claims27
In a thermal transfer printer system having a printer housing, a platen member, and a clearance area defined between the printer housing and the platen member, the printer housing having a main body defined by top, bottom, lateral, front, and rear surfaces, and a printer opening defined through one of the surfaces, wherein the printer opening is configured to allow a printhead to pass therethrough in order to print characters on a substrate, a system for covering the printer housing comprising:
- a first covering portion that is affixed to the printer housing;
- and
- a second covering portion that is removably secured to the first covering portion, wherein the printer housing is completely covered by said first and second covering portions.
A thermal transfer printing system, comprising:
- a printer housing including a printhead, print media, and an opening, wherein said printhead is configured to urge said print media through said opening during a printing process;
- a platen member positioned proximate the opening, wherein a substrate gap is defined between said platen member and said opening, and wherein a substrate is sandwiched between said print media and said platen member when said printhead urges said print media through said opening during a printing process;
- a hood that is affixed to said printer housing;
- and
- a front cover that is removably secured to said hood, wherein said printer housing is completely covered by said first and second covering portions.
A method of protecting a printer housing against moisture infiltration, comprising:
- affixing a fixed covering portion over the printer housing, wherein said affixing includes exposing a printing opening of the printer housing;
- and
- securing a removable covering portion to the fixed covering portion, wherein the removable covering portion covers the printing opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.