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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Andrew R Robinson, San Diego, CA (US);
David S Hunt, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert W Beauchamp, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Michael J Klausbruckner, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark A Hay, Poway, CA (US);
Jayson L Monroe, San Diego, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a modular print cartridge receptacle including a housing for removably receiving and supporting a single print cartridge; a locking mechanism on the housing for locking the print cartridge in the housing; and alignment surfaces on the housing for aligning and interlocking the housing with a second housing, the housing being used separately or in conjunction with a second housing. Also disclosed is a modular print cartridge receptacle including a housing for removably receiving and supporting a single print cartridge; a locking mechanism on the housing for locking the print cartridge in the housing; and a print cartridge driver circuit mounted on the housing and electrically connected with electrical interconnects on the housing for receiving signals from a printer and also electrically interconnected with electrodes on the housing for transmitting signals to the print cartridge when the print cartridge is installed in the housing, the housing being used separately or in conjunction with a second housing. The disclosed is a modular print cartridge receptacle for providing a flexible modular printing system which allows for flexibility in the design of printers for particular or unique applications. The invention allows for multiple modular print cartridge receptacles to be assembled together to quickly produce a functional specialized printing system.