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US 6,439,787 B1Granted
Sheet metal print engine chassis assembled without fasteners
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRoger S. Kerr
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Abstract
A printer chassis (12) comprising several sheet metal structural members. The printer chassis (12) is fabricated by joining the sheet metal structural members using tab-and-slot junctions to form a printer chassis (12) for holding printing equipment such as an imaging drum (64) and a printhead (44). Spring tabs (36) are used to allow the printer chassis (12) to be assembled without tools. A spring tab (36) locks into a slot (38) when inserted through the slot (38).
Claims8
A printer chassis using fasteners formed in one piece with the chassis structural members comprising:
- a front member having a predetermined number of slots;
- a rear wall having a predetermined number of slots;
- first and second side walls adapted to insert into said slots of said front member and said rear wall to form a printer chassis assembly;
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- a cross brace, said cross brace being formed by two interlocking cross members, each of said cross members having a plurality of spring tabs to interlock with selected slots in said front member and said rear wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.