Abstract: A print carriage assembly for an ink jet printer. The print carriage assembly includes a print carriage slidably supported on a printer slider rod, and a sub-carriage that is separate from the printer carriage and slidably supported on the printer slider rod for pushing the printer carriage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 17, 2004
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Inventors:
Matthew A Shepherd, Junji Yamamoto, Daniel S Kline