Directionally dependent carrier isolator for an imaging apparatus

A method for attaching a printhead carrier to a carrier drive belt comprising:

• providing a belt holder attached to said carrier drive belt;
• and
• coupling an isolator between said belt holder and said printhead carrier, said isolator being configured to provide directionally dependent filtering along a main scan direction of said printhead carrier of vibrations propagating to said printhead carrier;
• wherein said isolator is configured to provide said directionally dependent filtering along said main scan direction by providing a first dampening of vibrations propagating in a first direction along said main scan direction and providing a second dampening of vibrations propagating in a second direction along said main scan direction opposite to said first direction, said second dampening being different from said first dampening.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• a printhead carrier;
• a carrier drive belt;
• a belt holder attached to said carrier drive belt;
• and
• an isolator coupled between said belt holder and said printhead carrier, said isolator being configured to provide directionally dependent filtering along a main scan direction of said printhead carrier of vibrations propagating to said printhead carrier;
• wherein said isolator is configured to provide directionally dependent filtering along said main scan line such that said isolator provides a first dampening of vibrations propagating in a first direction along said main scan direction and provides a second dampening of vibrations propagating in a second direction along said main scan direction opposite to said first direction, said second dampening being different from said first dampening.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• a carrier drive belt;
• a belt holder attached to said carrier drive belt;
• an isolator coupled to said belt holder;
• and
• a printhead carrier having a receptacle configured for mounting said isolator, said receptacle having a first thrust wall and a second thrust wall spaced apart from said first thrust wall along a bi-directional main scan direction of said printhead carrier, said isolator being retained between and in engagement with said first thrust wall and said second thrust wall, wherein a structural geometry of said second thrust wall is different than a structural geometry of said first thrust wall to adjust an amount of dampening in each direction along said bi-directional main scan direction to provide directionally dependent filtering of vibrations propagating to said printhead carrier;
• wherein said structural geometry of said first thrust wall and said structural geometry of said second thrust wall are configured to provide a first dampening of vibrations propagating in a first direction along said main scan direction and to provide a second dampening of vibrations propagating in a second direction along said main scan direction opposite to said first direction, said second dampening being different from said first dampening.