End cap
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Garry Raymond Jackson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an end cap for capping an end of an extrusion of a printhead assembly. The extrusion defines a plurality of respective channels for each carrying a medium such as air or ink and each channel has an opening at the end. The end cap comprises a body and a plurality of protrusions which extend from the body. The protrusions are located so as to each correspond with a respective channel opening. During capping, the body is located so that each protrusion is inserted into a corresponding channel opening to thereby plug each channel and cap the end of the extrusion. A print head assembly comprising an extrusion which is capped at an end with the end cap is also provided.
Claims8
An end cap for capping an end of an extrusion of a printhead assembly, the extrusion defining a plurality of respective channels for each carrying a medium, each channel having an opening at the end, the end cap comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions which extend from the body and are located so as to each correspond with a respective channel opening;
- wherein, during capping, the body is located so that each protrusion is inserted into a corresponding channel opening to thereby plug each channel and cap the end of the extrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.