| US 7,513,610 B2 | ||
| Cover assembly for a print engine with push rod for actuating a refill unit | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Akira Nakazawa, Balmain (Australia); Christopher Hibbard, Balmain (Australia); Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain (Australia); Norman Micheal Berry, Balmain (Australia); and Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 21, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/76,664. | ||
| Application 12/076664 is a continuation of application No. 11/014723, filed on Dec. 20, 2004, granted, now 7,360,860. | ||
| Application 11/014723 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/760254, filed on Jan. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,448,734. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0211898 A1, Sep. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/17 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—84 [347/85; 347/19] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A cover assembly for a cradle unit of a pagewidth print engine, the cover assembly defining a docking port for a refill
unit configured to refill a cartridge unit of the print engine housed in the cradle, said docking port comprising:
a rim portion for receiving a base portion of the refill unit so that the refill unit passes through the cover assembly, in
use, to dock with the cartridge unit;
engagement means within the rim portion, the engagement means configured to engage the refill unit to retain the refill unit
securely in position to facilitate refilling of the cartridge unit; and
a push rod extending through a hole in the rim portion for operatively actuating the refill unit to incrementally dispense
ink.
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