Modular control assembly for xerographic printer
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRichard M. Malinich, Jonathan T. Abbe
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Abstract
A modular control assembly for controlling a plurality of electromechanical components in a printing machine for producing prints on a substrate is provided. The assembly includes a body, a plurality of electrical components mounted onto the body. The assembly further includes a plurality of electrical conduits. Each of the conduits is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical components. The assembly further includes a plurality of electrical connectors. Each of the connectors is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical conduits. The electromechanical components are quickly electrically connectable and disconnectable to the assembly at the connectors.
Claims19
In a printing machine for producing prints on a substrate, a modular control assembly for controlling a plurality of electromechanical components, said assembly comprising:
- a body defining an outer surface thereof and an opposed inner surface thereof;
- a plurality of electrical components mounted onto the outer surface of said body, said plurality of electrical components including a plurality of AC electrical components;
- a plurality of electrical conduits, each of said conduits electrically connected to at least one of said electrical components;
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- a plurality of electrical connectors, each of said connectors electrically connected to at least one of said electrical conduits, all of said plurality of electrical connectors interconnected to each other so that said plurality of electrical connectors may be simultaneously connected to said electrical conduits.
A printing machine for producing prints on a substrate comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of electromechanical components mounted to said frame;
- a modular control assembly mounted to said frame and extending therefrom, said modular control assembly and said frame defining a first width thereacross, said modular control assembly operably connected to said plurality of electromechanical components for controlling said plurality of electro-mechanical components, the assembly including a body defining an outer surface thereof and an opposed inner surface thereof, a plurality of AC electrical components, a plurality of DC electrical components, a plurality of electrical conduits, each of said conduits electrically connected to at least one of said AC electrical components and said DC electrical components, and a plurality of electrical connectors, each of said connectors electrically connected to at least one of said electrical conduits, said modular control assembly removably mounted to said frame machine so that upon the removal of the modular control assembly from said frame said printing machine defines a second width thereacross, said second width being substantially narrower that said first width so that the printing machine may be more easily transported though a narrow passageway.
A printing machine for producing prints on a substrate, comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of electromechanical components connected to said frame;
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- a modular control assembly operably associated with said frame and including a body, said assembly electrically connected to said plurality of electromechanical components for controlling said plurality of electromechanical components within the machine, said assembly comprising a plurality of AC electrical components, all of said plurality of AC electrical components positioned in a first portion of an outer surface of said body, a plurality of DC electrical components, all of said plurality of DC electrical components positioned in a second portion of the outer surface of said body spaced from the first portion, said modular control assembly being positioned external to said frame and to said plurality of electromechanical components, said modular control assembly being moveable with respect to said frame so as to provide access to said plurality of electromechanical components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.