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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Randall Lee Hudson, Lexington, KY (US);
Jason Lee Rowe, Richmond, KY (US);
Inventors:
Randall Lee Hudson, Lexington, KY (US);
Jason Lee Rowe, Richmond, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/385 (2006.01); B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A housing for the scan unit printhead of an imaging device. The housing is substantially bowl shaped having a plurality of mounting surfaces extending inwardly toward a central region of the housing. The housing is constructed from a metal composition. The scan unit includes a plurality of light sources and an optical assembly operatively coupled thereto. The housing mounting surfaces support components of the optical assembly using an adhesive, without additional mounting hardware.