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US 2006/0132536 A1Published application
Flexible member having tensioning members
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJohn Bailey, Gerhard Koon, William Schwiebert, Petrica Balcan
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Abstract
Several embodiments of apparatus and methods are disclosed. One or more of the disclosed example devices includes a flexible member having first and second tensioning members.
Claims29
A device, comprising:
- a belt;
- a carriage;
- a first tensioning member disposed between the carriage and the belt;
- a second tensioning member disposed between the carriage and the belt.
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A printer, comprising:
- a carriage adapted to support one or more printheads;
- first and second springs coupled to the carriage;
- an elongated flexible member coupled to carriage via the springs.
A device, comprising:
- a carriage;
- a belt having first and second ends;
- first means for belt tensioning disposed between the carriage and the belt;
- second means for belt tensioning disposed between the carriage and the belt.
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An imaging device, comprising:
- a first pulley;
- a second pulley spaced a fixed distance from the first pulley;
- a flexible member disposed around the first and second pulleys;
- a carriage coupled to the flexible member via elastic members.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning a first tensioner between a first end of a belt and a base;
- positioning a second tensioner between a second end of the belt and the base to tension the belt.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a belt wrapped about pulleys;
- a first spring disposed between a first end of the belt and a base;
- a second spring disposed between a second end of the belt and the base.
An inkjet printer, comprising;
- first and second pulleys;
- a belt disposed about the pulleys;
- a carriage the carriage having a mass in the range of 20 grams to 1000 grams;
- an inkjet printhead at the carriage;
- a first spring disposed between a first end of the belt and the carriage;
- a second spring disposed between the second end of the belt and the carriage;
- the first and second springs being spaced relative to each other;
- the first and second springs having a spring rate in the range of 0.1 to 7.5 Newton/mm;
- the belt having a tension in the range of 1 to 25 Newton.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.