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US 2007/0182780 A1Published application
Guide for guiding a moveable carriage of a printer in a print direction, and printer
OwnerJonathan Nikkelinventor
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Abstract
A guide for guiding a moveable carriage of a printer in a print direction includes a pair of spaced apart guiding rods. At least one support frame is provided with at least two elongated recesses, each of the recesses is adapted to accommodate at least a part of a guiding rod. A magnet magnetically attracts each guiding rod into a corresponding recess to establish physical contact between each guiding rod and the support frame.
Claims20
A guide for guiding a moveable carriage of a printer in a print direction, the guide comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart guiding rods;
- at least one support frame provided with at least two elongated recesses, each of said recesses being adapted for accommodating at least a part of a guiding rod;
- and]
- a magnet, said magnet magnetically attracting each guiding rod into a corresponding recess thereby establishing physical contact between each guiding rod and the support frame.
1 more element
A printer comprising:
- a printer carriage;
- and
- a guide for guiding said printer carriage in a print direction, said guide comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart guiding rods;
- at least one support frame provided with at least two elongated recesses, each of said recesses being adapted for accommodating at least a part of a guiding rod;
- and]
- a magnet, said magnet magnetically attracting each guiding rod into a corresponding recess thereby establishing physical contact between each guiding rod and the support frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.