Rotatable On Type-bar Patents (Class 400/464)
  • Method for fabricating a print engine chassis for supporting an imaging drum and printhead translation assembly
    Patent number: 6427310
    Abstract: A print engine chassis for supporting an imaging drum (14) and a printhead translation assembly (40) is fabricated by joining the interlocking rigid members using tab (36) and slot (38) junctions to form a sheet metal frame (12) and then coating the sheet metal frame with a plastic (39) to bond the rigid members in place. Additionally, a the rigid members may be predipped in plastic prior to joining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Roger S. Kerr