METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HORIZONTAL INSERTION AND EXTRACTION OF CARTRIDGE FOR JET PRINTING FROM CARRIAGE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: jet printers, in particular, components and subsystems of jet printers.

SUBSTANCE: the device has essentially a rectangular cartridge for printing, elongated bearing flange located on the side wall of the cartridge for printing, carriage body, tray installed on the carriage for reception of the cartridge and essentially a horizontal guide on the side wall of the tray for direction of the cartridge for printing to the carriage. In operation, the device horizontally introduces the cartridge for printing into the carriage by displacement of the cartridge for printing horizontally forward into the carriage, engagement of the bulge on the cartridge for printing with the guide on the carriage, slip of the cartridge for printing upwards and over the basis level on the carriage with the aid of the guide and fastening of the cartridge for printing on the carriage. The device extracts the cartridge for printing from the carriage by turning the cartridge for printing about the basis level on the carriage, disengagement of the cartridge for printing from the carriage and horizontal motion of the cartridge for printing from the carriage.

EFFECT: enhanced conveniences at cartridge loading, as well as reduced dimensions of the printer in height.

10 cl, 21 dwg