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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2008
Paul Charles Knight, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Bruce Mervyn Horsburgh, Balmain, AU;
Saminda Jayatileke, Balmain, AU;
Brian Robert Brown, Balmain, AU;
Paul Charles Knight, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Bruce Mervyn Horsburgh, Balmain, AU;
Saminda Jayatileke, Balmain, AU;
Brian Robert Brown, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A system for interconnecting a printhead cartridge and a cradle unit for supporting the printhead cartridge is provided. The system has a first printed circuit having print control circuitry of the cradle unit, and a second printed circuit board having connections for connecting the printhead cartridge with a power supply which is remote from the second printhead circuit board and the print control circuitry of the first printed circuit board. The first and second printed circuit boards have complementary connectors which cooperate to provide the connection of the printhead cartridge to the print control circuitry. The complementary connectors being arranged so that the first printed circuit board is able to pivot with respect to the second printed circuit board.