EP 0442726 A3 19911030 - FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A PRINTER
Title (en)
FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A PRINTER
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 1278390 U 19900214
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0442726A2] In a printer which comprises a mechanical unit having a platen (8) a carriage (10) on which a print head (9) is mounted, and other mechanical components, a controller board (3) and a power unit (4) connected via connectors to the respective mechanical components (22b) of the mechanical unit, and an upper cover covering these from above, a main frame (22) comprising a mechanical component attachment section which has a horizontal bottom and walls erected from the bottom surface to form a box-like enclosure, and on which mechanically functioning components are attached, and a fastening section (22c) provided at the periphery of the mechanical component attachment section for fastening the controller board (3) and power unit (4), is formed by integral molding from a plastic material. Suitable plastic materials are ABS resin, PPO resin, PC/ABS polymer alloy resin, or ABS/PBT polymer alloy resin that is reinforced with glass fiber. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 29/02 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] EP 0139245 A2 19850502 - MECHATRON SYSTEMS INC [US]
- [Y] US 4357060 A 19821102 - KUHN LOTHAR
- [A] DE 2136806 A1 19730201 - OLYMPIA WERKE AG
- [A] EP 0280974 A2 19880907 - SILVER SEIKO [JP]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 14, no. 126 (C-699)(4069) 09 March 1990, & JP-A-2 001751 (ITAKURA) 8 January 1990,
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0442726 A2 19910821; EP 0442726 A3 19911030; EP 0442726 B1 19941214; DE 69105771 D1 19950126; DE 69105771 T2 19950803; JP H03106055 U 19911101
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91301172 A 19910213; DE 69105771 T 19910213; JP 1278390 U 19900214