IP Library Granted Patent US 8,091,973
Granted Patent B2
US 8,091,973 · App. 12/264,819 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

Printing system with power regulation

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Patent No.
US 8,091,973
App. No.
12/264,819
Granted
Jan 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printing system comprising: a printhead cartridge comprising a printhead; a cradle unit for supporting the printhead cartridge; and an interface at which the cradle unit is removably engageable with the printhead cartridge, the interface comprising connections for connecting the printhead cartridge with a power supply which is remote from the interface and a power regulation circuit for regulating supply of power from the power supply to the printhead cartridge.

Claims (8)

1. A printing system comprising:

a printhead cartridge comprising a printhead;

a cradle unit for supporting the printhead cartridge; and

an interface at which the cradle unit is removably engageable with the printhead cartridge, the interface comprising printed circuit board with connections for connecting the printhead cartridge with a power supply which is remote from the interface, a power regulation circuit for regulating supply of power from the power supply to the printhead cartridge, and a print control circuitry of the cradle unit; wherein,

the print control circuitry is incorporated on a second printed circuit board, the first and second printed circuit boards having complementary connectors which cooperate to provide the connection of the printhead cartridge and print control circuit.

2. A printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the power regulation circuit is configured to regulate the supply of power from the power supply so that ink ejection nozzles of a printhead incorporated in the printhead cartridge receive substantially constant power.

3. A printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first printed circuit board is arranged so as to substantially orthogonally project from the second printed circuit through the cooperation of the complementary connectors.

4. A printing system according to claim 3 , wherein the complementary connectors are arranged so that the first printed circuit board is able to pivot with respect to the second printed circuit board.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 25, 2014
From: ZAMTEC LIMITED
To: MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033244/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2012
From: SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LIMITED AND CLAMATE PTY LIMITED
To: ZAMTEC LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028516/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2008
From: KNIGHT, PAUL CHARLES; SILVERBROOK, KIA; HORSBURGH, BRUCE MERVYN; JAYATILEKE, SAMINDA; BROWN, BRIAN ROBERT
To: SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 021784/0660 →