(19)
(11) EP 2 543 514 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/02

(21) Application number: 12184909.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
B41J 2/17(2006.01)
 B41J 2/055(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
08700343.0 / 2237960

(71) Applicant: Zamtec Limited
Dublin 2 (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hibbard, Christopher
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Dyer, Geoffrey Philip
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Mackey, Paul Ian
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Tsubono, Makomo
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Bertok, Attilla
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Silverbrook, Kia
    New South Wales, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Abraham, Nicholas Kenneth
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Nakazawa, Akira
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Berry, Norman Michael
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Jackson, Garry Raymond
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Karppinen, Vesa
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Graf, Andrew John
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • Morgan, John Douglas
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)
  • McAuliffe, Patrick John
    Balmain, New South Wales 2041 (AU)

(74) Representative: Moore, Barry et al
Hanna Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane
Dublin 2
Dublin 2 (IE)

   


(54) Printer with zero insertion force printhead cartridge


(57) An inkjet printer has a printhead cartridge with a pagewidth printhead defining an array of nozzles for ejecting ink onto a media substrate. The printhead cartridge has a fluid coupling in fluid communication with the array of nozzles. The printer also has a cradle for supporting the printhead cartridge such that the array of nozzles is adjacent a media feed path extending through the printer, the cradle having a latch mechanism for retaining the printhead cartridge, an ink reservoir for containing supply of ink and a complementary coupling for fluid communication with the ink reservoir. The fluid coupling and the complementary coupling are configured to establish a sealed fluid connection using mechanical advantage provided by user actuation of the latch mechanism to retain the printhead cartridge in the cradle.







Search report
























Search report