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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Wai Kong Fong, Singapore, SG;
Surendran Ramachanthiran, Singapore, SG;
Wai Kong Fong, Singapore, SG;
Surendran Ramachanthiran, Singapore, SG;
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A printer may include a printer housing, a service station in the printer housing, an automated carriage assembly, and a print cartridge storage compartment. The service station defines an area for servicing one or more print cartridges. The automated carriage assembly is configured to carry the particular print cartridge through a printing area during a printing operation of the printer, and to carry the particular print cartridge to the service station area for servicing. The print cartridge storage compartment is defined by the printer housing and configured to store a spare print cartridge, the print cartridge storage compartment being separate from the service station and inaccessible to the carriage assembly.