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US 7,744,208 B2Granted
Printer with ink transfer roller and cleaning station
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsPaul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A printer has a chassis with a pair of guide rails. A retractable print media tray assembly is arranged on the guide rails in a displaceable manner. At least one print engine is arranged on the chassis and has an ink ejecting printhead assembly configured to eject ink onto an associated ink transfer roller. At least one cleaning station is engaged with a respective ink transfer roller and configured to clean residual ink from the transfer roller, subsequent to transfer of ink from the transfer roller onto the print media.
Claims7
A printer comprising:
- a chassis having a pair of guide rails;
- a retractable print media tray assembly arranged on the guide rails in a displaceable manner;
- at least one print engine arranged on the chassis and having an ink ejecting printhead assembly configured to eject ink onto an associated ink transfer roller;
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- at least one cleaning station engaged with a respective ink transfer roller and configured to clean residual ink from the transfer roller, subsequent to transfer of ink from the transfer roller onto the print media.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.