IP Library Granted Patent US 8,113,650
Granted Patent B2
US 8,113,650 · App. 13/095,854 · Granted Feb 14, 2012

Printer having arcuate printhead

Assignee: Silverbrook Resesarch Pty Ltd
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Patent No.
US 8,113,650
App. No.
13/095,854
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printer is provided having housing, and print head and inlet roller assemblies housed by the housing. The print head assembly has at least one print head for printing on print media fed along a print media feed path and the print head has an arcuate portion in the vicinity of the print media feed path. The inlet roller assembly has at least one inlet roller for feeding print media along the print media feed path. The arcuate portion of the print head has a radius of curvature approximating that of the inlet roller.

Claims (11)

1. A printer comprising:

a housing;

a print head assembly housed by the housing, the print head assembly having at least one print head for printing on print media fed along a print media feed path, the print head having an arcuate portion in the vicinity of the print media feed path; and

an inlet roller assembly housed by the housing, the inlet roller assembly having at least one inlet roller for feeding print media along the print media feed path,

wherein the arcuate portion of the print head has a radius of curvature approximating that of the inlet roller.

2. The printer of claim 1 , further comprising brackets configured to support the print head assembly and position the print head assembly approximately 0.75 mm apart from the print media feed path.

3. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the inlet roller assembly includes a drive roller and a driven roller, the drive roller driven by a first drive motor supported on a metal bracket of the housing.

4. The printer of claim 1 , comprising an exit roller assembly including a drive roller and a driven roller for feeding the print media from the housing, the drive roller driven by a second drive motor supported on a metal bracket of the housing.

5. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the housing defines an air inlet and an air duct leading into the printer for ducting air over the print media in the printer.

6. The printer of claim 5 , further comprising a warm air source connected to the air inlet via an air hose.

7. The printer of claim 6 , wherein the sidewalls of the housing define air vents for exhausting air from an interior of the printer.

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 Oct 30, 2013
From: SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LIMITED
To: ZAMTEC LIMITED
Reel/Frame 031517/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2011
From: SILVERBROOK, KIA; KING, TOBIN ALLEN
To: SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 026190/0938 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 12478722 · Jun 4, 2009
Continuation 12050106 · Mar 17, 2008
Continuation 11737726 · Apr 19, 2007
Continuation 11203241 · Aug 15, 2005
Continuation 10636238 · Aug 8, 2003
Continuation 09662210 · Sep 15, 2000
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