Patent ID: 8833912
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing system, comprising: a replaceable printing component including an array of pockets separated by ribs and each having a first geometrical shape; and a support structure configured to support the replaceable printing component and including an array of projections each having the first geometrical shape, wherein the pockets are formed in a side of a housing of the replaceable printing component and the projections are formed on a surface of the support structure, and wherein the projections are inserted into the pockets in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the support structure and received by the pockets in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side of the housing, wherein at least one of the ribs between adjacent ones of the pockets is excluded to form a combined pocket having a second geometrical shape, and wherein at least one bridge is formed between adjacent ones of the projections to form a combined projection having the second geometrical shape.