Method of assembling an optical sensor assembly for a carriage printer

A method of assembling an optical sensor assembly for a carriage of a carriage printer, the method comprising:

• providing a flexible circuit subassembly including a photosensor and a light source;
• providing a mounting member including a first cavity and a second cavity having an orientation that is different than an orientation of the first cavity;
• mounting the flexible circuit subassembly on the mounting member such that the photosensor is disposed in the first cavity and the light source is disposed in the second cavity;
• and
• affixing the mounting member to an outer housing, wherein a connector end of the flexible circuit subassembly extends outwardly from the mounting member and the outer housing;
• wherein providing the flexible circuit subassembly includes:
• providing a flexible circuit including a first set of electrical connection pads and a second set of electrical connection pads;
• conductively bonding the photosensor to the first set of electrical connection pads;
• and
• conductively bonding the light source to the second set of electrical connection pads.

A method of assembling an optical sensor assembly for a carriage of a carriage printer, the method comprising:

• providing a flexible circuit subassembly including a photosensor and a light source;
• providing a mounting member including a first cavity and a second cavity having an orientation that is different than an orientation of the first cavity;
• mounting the flexible circuit subassembly on the mounting member such that the photosensor is disposed in the first cavity and the light source is disposed in the second cavity;
• and
• affixing the mounting member to an outer housing, wherein a connector end of the flexible circuit subassembly extends outwardly from the mounting member and the outer housing;
• wherein affixing the mounting member to the outer housing includes pinching a portion of the flexible circuit subassembly between the outer housing and the mounting member.