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US 2006/0221167 A1Published application
Power conditioning system co-located with a print head for reducing noise, power dissipation, and/or overheating
AssigneeZIH Corp.
InventorsRaymond Maynard, Jeffrey Berry
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Abstract
The present invention provides an assembly that includes a print head and a power conditioning circuit in a common frame. The co-location of the print head and power conditioning circuit in the frame alleviates added signal noise and power dissipation. Further, it allows for efficient temperature regulation of the two print head and power conditioning circuit.
Claims26
A print head assembly comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity having sides and at least one of a top or bottom surface;
- an opening in a surface of said frame;
- at least a print head located in the cavity of said frame;
- and
- a temperature regulator in communication with said opening for regulating the temperature in said cavity.
2 more elements
A printer assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a print head assembly located in said housing, said print head assembly comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity having sides and at least one of a top or bottom surface;
- an opening in a surface of said frame;
- at least a print head located in the cavity of said frame;
- a temperature regulator in communication with said opening for regulating the temperature in said cavity,
- wherein the cavity of said frame is at least partially isolated from the printer enclosure such that air located in the cavity of said frame is not capable of entering the printer enclosure.
4 more elements
An assembly for providing conditioned power to a printer, comprising:
- a frame;
- an electrical component coupled to said frame, said component requiring conditioned power;
- and
- a power conditioning circuit coupled to said frame and to said electrical component for providing conditioned power to said component.
1 more element
A printer comprising:
- an assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- an electrical component coupled to said frame, said component requiring conditioned power;
- and
- a power conditioning circuit coupled to said frame and to said electrical component for providing conditioned power to said component;
- and
- a temperature regulator located relative to said electrical component and power conditioning circuit.
4 more elements
An assembly for use in a printer, comprising:
- a print head, said print head requiring conditioned power;
- and
- a power conditioning circuit for providing conditioned power to said print head, wherein said power conditioning circuit and said print head are integrated into one component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.