Imaging apparatus having print engine that includes MEMS device
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Chee, Martin Klement
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Abstract
A module for mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a base having a first support and a second support. The second support has a support guide feature. The module also includes a bracket attached to the MEMS device. The bracket has a central axis, a first end, and a second end. The second end has a bracket guide feature. The first end is affixed to the first support of the base to form a cantilever arrangement. The support guide feature engages the bracket guide feature to form a sliding joint having a sliding axis substantially parallel to the central axis.
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An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a controller executing instructions to form a latent image;
- a print engine including a laser source, a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, and a module for mounting said MEMS device, said print engine communicatively coupled to said controller and configured to form said latent image using said laser source and said MEMS device in response to said instructions, and said module including:
- a base having a first support and a second support, said second support having a support guide feature;
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- a bracket attached to said MEMS device, said bracket having a central axis, a first end, and a second end, said second end having a bracket guide feature, said first end being affixed to said first support of said base to form a cantilever arrangement, said support guide feature engaging said bracket guide feature to form a sliding joint having a sliding axis substantially parallel to said central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.