| US 7,467,863 B2 | ||
| Inkjet printer with disengageable maintenance station drive coupling | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Norman Michael Berry, Balmain (Australia); Akira Nakazawa, Balmain (Australia); Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain (Australia); and Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 05, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/293,814. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0126811 A1, Jun. 07, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—87 [347/29] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An inkjet printer comprising:
a printhead cartridge for user insertion and removal from the printer, the printhead cartridge having a printhead and a maintenance
station for engaging the printhead when not in use;
a printer body with a cradle for receiving the cartridge, and a maintenance station drive shaft for detachably engaging the
maintenance station upon insertion of the printhead cartridge into the cradle, the maintenance station drive shaft having
an engagement formation for engaging the maintenance station; such that,
when engaging the maintenance station, the engagement formation has limited axial displacement and limited transverse displacement.
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