Patent ID: 8246141
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: (I) a marking assembly comprising: (a) a substrate including a first portion made from a first material and including first and second alignment features, and a second portion made from a second material; wherein the second portion includes a periphery and the first portion is attached via insert molding around the periphery of the second portion; wherein the substrate is a single substrate having only the first and second portions so that any additional physical components are not used as any portion of the single substrate; (b) a marking device affixed to the second portion of the substrate and directly aligned to the first and second alignment features of the first portion of the substrate; and (II) a printer carriage including a plurality of datum features, wherein the marking assembly is aligned to the printer carriage by the plurality of datum features and the first and second alignment features of the first portion of the substrate.