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US 2006/0232657 A1Published application
Imaging head mount
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAntoni Murcia, Adam Livingston, David Berardelli
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an imaging head mount are disclosed.
Claims35
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- and
- a dampener operably coupled between the mount and the base and configured to dampen movement of the mount in a first direction to a greater degree than in a second direction.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- a first surface coupled to the base;
- and
- a second surface coupled to the mount, wherein the second surface engages the first surface to limit movement of the mount and wherein the first surface and the second surface are magnetically attracted towards one another.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- and
- a spring applying a lifting force to the mount while the mount remains stationary relative to the base.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- and
- means for resisting movement of the mount relative to the base in a first direction by a first degree and for resisting movement of the mount relative to the base in a second opposite direction by a second greater degree.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- and
- means for resisting movement of the mount relative to the base in a first direction by a first degree and for resisting movement of the mount relative to the base in a second opposite direction by a second greater degree.
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A method comprising:
- raising an imaging head to a first position in response to engagement with a medium;
- and
- dampening falling movement of the head from the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.