Printing assembly for an inkjet printer
View Patent ↗A printing assembly comprises a printing subassembly, having a printhead and at least one first roller adjacent to the printhead, and an ink cartridge including a housing, the housing defining at least one ink reservoir, and at least one second roller mounted to the housing, the second roller being arranged to cooperate with the first roller to draw print media past the printhead.
1. A printing assembly comprising:
a printing subassembly having a printhead and at least one first roller adjacent to the printhead; and
an ink cartridge including a housing, the housing defining at least one ink reservoir, and at least one second roller mounted to the housing, the second roller being arranged to cooperate with the first roller to draw print media past the printhead.
2. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein each of the at least one second roller is resiliently biased against a corresponding first roller.
3. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein, in use, the at least one first roller is powered by a motor.
4. The printing assembly of claim 1 including two first and two second rollers, each second roller engaging a respective first roller.
5. The printing assembly of claim 4 where the printhead of the printer is located intermediate the two first rollers.
6. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein the media is interposed between the cartridge and the printhead.
7. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein the cartridge includes at least one port for fluid communication with the printhead.
8. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein the cartridge includes a data connector for transfer of data.
9. The printing assembly of claim 8 wherein at least some of the transferred data is indicative of the amount of ink used.
10. The printing assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one ink reservoir includes at least 450 ml of ink.