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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, Osaka, JP;
Wade Powell, Lexington, KY (US);
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A printer including an ink supply, a printhead cartridge, at least one fluid connection between the printhead cartridge and the ink supply, the printhead cartridge having a first configuration in which the fluid connection is coupled and the printhead cartridge is in electrical contact with other components of the printer and a second configuration in which the fluid connection is decoupled and the printhead cartridge is out of electrical contact with the other components of the printer, a cover latch having an open configuration and a closed configuration, and at least one moveable ejector arm that is mechanically linked to the cover latch so that the at least one ejector arm engages the printhead cartridge and forces the printhead cartridge towards the second configuration as the cover latch is moved towards the open configuration.