Patent ID: 11932007
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vacuum system for a printing apparatus comprising:
a structural member comprising a fluid conduit to be connected to a vacuum source; and
a coupling wherein the coupling comprises a first end and a second end defining a fluid passage therebetween, wherein the coupling is attached to the structural member at its first end thereby connecting the fluid passage of the coupling to the fluid conduit of the structural member, and wherein the second end of the coupling comprises a resiliently deformable material and wherein the second end is to connect to a vacuum chamber of a print unit, wherein the print unit comprises a hook having a spring to engage with an opening in the structural member so as to attach the print unit to the structural member via an interference fit.