Nozzle shield assembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsTeresa M. Cray, Steven T. Castle, Jefferson P. Ward, Marco Roccatti, Alberto Albertin
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Abstract
A nozzle shield assembly includes a band of material having a tag end, a standing end, a first side, and a second side; wherein the second side is at least partially folded against itself, and the standing end is configured to cover a nozzle of a print cartridge.
Claims21
A method of protecting a cartridge assembly comprising a print head with an array of electronically controlled nozzles for selectively depositing ink, said method comprising:
- covering said array of electronically controlled nozzles of said print head of said cartridge assembly with a standing end of a ribbon of nozzle tape;
- folding a tag end of said nozzle tape over said standing end of said ribbon and said array of electronically controlled nozzles for selectively depositing ink;
- and
- coupling an indicator to said tag end of said nozzle tape,
- in which said indicator is positioned to cover a switch on said cartridge assembly, said switch being operable for engaging said cartridge assembly when installed in a printing device.
A method of protecting a cartridge assembly with nozzle tape and indicating that nozzle tape is attached to said cartridge assembly when said cartridge assembly is coupled to a consumables container,
- wherein said cartridge assembly comprises a print head with an array of electronically controlled nozzles for selectively depositing ink,
- wherein an end of said nozzle tape is applied covering and protecting said array of nozzles, and
- wherein said cartridge assembly is coupled to a consumables container;
- said method comprising:
- coupling an indicator to said nozzle tape;
- and
- wrapping said indicator completely around said cartridge assembly and said consumables container.
A method of protecting a cartridge assembly comprising:
- covering nozzles of said cartridge assembly with a standing end of a ribbon of nozzle tape;
- disposing a cap shield on said nozzle tape;
- folding a tag end of said nozzle tape over said standing end of said ribbon and said nozzles;
- and
- positioning said cap shield such that, following said folding, said cap shield is disposed over said nozzles, with said standing end and said folded tag end of said nozzle tape between said cap shield and said nozzles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.