Platen
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPablo Arteaga del Arco, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, David Melero Cazorla, Carles Flotats Villagrasa
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Abstract
A platen having a first dimension and a second dimension. The first dimension is perpendicular to the second dimension. The platen has two opposing long edges along the first dimension and two opposing short edges along the second dimension. The platen has a higher stiffness in the direction of the second dimension than in the direction of the first dimension. Each of the two opposing long edges has at least three biased attaching members spaced therealong to bias the platen towards a structural support.
Claims15
A platen, the platen having a first dimension and a second dimension, the first dimension being perpendicular to the second dimension, and having two opposing long edges along the first dimension and two opposing short edges along the second dimension, wherein:
- the platen has a higher stiffness in the direction of the second dimension than in the direction of the first dimension;
- and
- each of the two opposing long edges has at least three biased attaching members spaced therealong to bias the platen towards a structural support.
A printer assembly comprising:
- a platen of any preceding claim;
- and
- a locking mechanism to lock the platen into a fixed position in a printer.
A printer comprising the platen, the platen assembly, or the printer assembly, of any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.