| US 7,524,021 B2 | ||
| Inkjet printer having removably constrained printhead ICS | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Norman Micheal Berry, Balmain (Australia); Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain (Australia); and Akira Nakazawa, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/603,824. | ||
| Application 11/603824 is a continuation of application No. 10/760216, filed on Jan. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,156,489. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0070119 A1, Mar. 29, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/155 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—42 [347/49] | 5 Claims |
| 1. An inkjet printer comprising:
at least one printhead module having at least two inkjet printhead integrated circuits;
a casing in which the at least one printhead module is removably mounted by having a first side thereof slidably received
in a longitudinally extending groove of the casing and a second side thereof clamped to the casing by a clamp mounted to the
casing;
a printer body arranged to removably receive the casing,
wherein the clamp is configured to constrain movement of the printhead module relative to the casing, and therefore the printer
body, across the longitudinal direction of the casing and in the direction of ink ejection from the printed integrated circuits,
and to allow movement of the printhead module along the longitudinal direction of the casing.
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