Patent ID: 6471334
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
Apparatus for horizontally loading a print cartridge into a carriage, comprising:a) a generally rectangular print cartridge body having first and second side walls, a front wall, and a back wall; b) a top wall having a planer outside surface, said top wall being affixed to the cartridge body; c) an elongate supporting lip located on the first side wall of the cartridge body, said lip being parallel to the planer outside surface of the top wall; d) a carriage body; e) a chute mounted on the carriage body for receiving a print cartridge, said chute having first and second sidewalls and an end wall; and f) a generally horizontal rail on the first sidewall of the chute for engaging the supporting lip on the print cartridge and for guiding the print cartridge into the carriage.