Standard Precision, Inc.

John E Papp

Anthony S Reed

Antony S Reed

Bienvenido Nepomuceno

A print head carriage assembly having a precision, linear, ball-bearing slide mounted parallel to the platen. The device has a carriage which is supported by the inner member of the slide. The linear movement of the carriage is also controlled by a second guide which is likewise mounted parallel to the platen.

Print head carriage assembly

A precision ball bearing slide mechanism having a removable inner member. The slide is a three part slide having an outer, an intermediate and an inner slide member. A latch which holds the intermediate slide member in a locked out position is disclosed herein. This latch is released when the inner slide member is retracted.

Three part ball bearing slide with lockable intermediate slide member

A precision ball bearing slide mechanism having a removable inner member. One version of the invention utilizes an inner member which also holds the inner member in a locked out extended position. The inner member is stopped and locked by the engagement of an elongated latch with a stop. By moving the latch the inner member may be removed from the body of the slide. Latches which lock the inner member in an extended configuration and permit retraction only upon movement of the latch are disclosed as are configurations which permit the slide to be readily retracted. Also disclosed is a version of the latch which permits the slide to be retracted upon exertion of an inward force on the slide.

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Anaheim, CA, United States of America

John E Papp