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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Norman Michael Berry, Balmain, AU;
Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain, AU;
Akira Nakazawa, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Norman Michael Berry, Balmain, AU;
Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain, AU;
Akira Nakazawa, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
Provided is a printer assembly for a pagewidth printer, said assembly having a support frame for supporting a printhead arrangement. The support frame includes an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion separated by an internal cavity. The support frame also includes a lower arm portion and an upper wall fast with the outer and inner wall portions. The upper wall portion defines a channel for receiving printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement. The upper wall portion and arm portion have a clipping arrangement configured to receive a printed circuit board (PCB) having electronics for controlling the printhead arrangement. The support frame is configured to minimize substantial dimensional changes due to environmental changes to retain a positional relationship between individual printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement.