Patent ID: 9643438
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B23B,B41J

Claim:
1. A printer cartridge pin exposure and removal apparatus comprises: a supporting structure; a cartridge mount; a clamping mechanism; a first pin extracting mechanism; a second pin extracting mechanism; the cartridge mount comprises a base plate and a cartridge stand; the first pin extracting mechanism comprises a first drill, a first drill bit, and a first drill aligner; the second pin extracting mechanism comprises a second drill, a second drill bit, and a second drill aligner; the base plate, the clamping mechanism, the first drill aligner, and the second drill aligner being slidably connected to the supporting structure; the clamping mechanism being positioned adjacent to the cartridge mount; the cartridge mount and the clamping mechanism being positioned in between the first pin extractor and the second pin extractor; the cartridge stand being adjacently attached to the base plate opposite the supporting structure; the first drill being adjacently connected to the first drill aligner; the first drill bit being adjacently attached to the first drill; the second drill being adjacently connected to the second drill aligner; and the second drill bit being adjacently attached to the second drill, wherein the first drill aligner comprises a first rodless cylinder, a first rail mount, and a first drill mount; the first rodless cylinder being slidably connected to the supporting structure; the first rail mount being adjacently connected to the first rodless cylinder; the first drill mount being adjacently connected to the first rail mount opposite the first rodless cylinder; the first drill being adjacently connected to the first drill mount; the first drill aligner further comprises a first ball transfer mount and an at least one first stud-mount ball transfer; the at least one first stud-mount ball transfer being adjacently connected to the first ball transfer mount; and the first rail mount slidably engaging the at least one first stud-mount ball transfer.