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US 6,679,580 B2Granted
Power connect for a print carriage
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid B. Meados
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Abstract
A printer having a power bus for delivery of power to a print carriage is disclosed. The power from the power bus is picked up by a charge pickup system mounted on the print carriage. The charge pickup system can include a conductor contact and a spring to pressure the conductor to maintain contact with the power bus. The power bus can be implemented on the slide bar or on a separate bus bar. A ground return bus can be used to provide ground lines to the print carriage.
Claims6
A printer comprising:
- a slide bar;
- a power bus, a separate element from but attached to said slide bar, for delivery of power to a print carriage, said power bus running along said slide bar;
- a first charge pickup system for transfer of power from the power bus to the print carriage.
A printer comprising:
- a slide bar;
- a power bus and a ground return bus running along said slide bar, said power bus and said ground return bus being separate elements from but attached to said slide bar;
- a first charge pickup system for transfer of power from the power bus to a print carriage;
- a second charge pickup system for providing a ground return path to the print carriage;
- the first charge pickup system having a first conductor facilitating the transfer of power and a spring for maintaining contact between the power bus and the print carriage;
- and
- the second charge pickup system having a second conductor connecting the print carriage to the ground return bus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.