Patent ID: 7195337
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing mechanism comprising: a print head having at least one sliding latch and at least one print head electrical contact; a print head carriage including at least one guide slot for receiving the sliding latch and at least one carriage electrical contact; the print head having at least one guide pin; and the print head carriage including at least one guide pin slot for receiving the guide pin, wherein, the at least one print head electrical contact is located on a vertical side wall of the print head; the at least one carriage electrical contact is located on an inside vertical side wall of the carriage, the at least one guide pin slot allows the print head to rotate toward the inside vertical side wall of the carriage after some downward movement, the at least one guide pin slot allows the print head to rotate toward the inside vertical side wall of the carriage after full downward movement in the guide pin slot, and wherein, the at least one sliding latch is a molded spring latch having a finger tab.