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US 7,404,620 B2Granted
Inkjet printer having thermally stable modular printhead
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
An inkjet printer is provided comprising a body, an elongate support member mounted to the body and a plurality of printhead modules detachably mounted in series along the support member. The support member has a structural component for strengthening the member. Each printhead module is mounted to the support member via a mounting component of the support member. The mounting component is connected to the structural component via an elastomeric element which allows relative thermal expansion and contraction.
Claims7
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a body;
- an elongate support member mounted to the body, the support member having a structural component for strengthening the member;
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- a plurality of printhead modules detachably mounted in series along the support member, each printhead module being mounted to the support member via a mounting component of the support member,
- wherein the mounting component is connected to the structural component via an elastomeric element which allows relative thermal expansion and contraction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.