Patent ID: 8485637
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A carriage for conveying an inkjet printhead in a printer, the carriage including a holding receptacle for the inkjet printhead, the holding receptacle comprising: a first sidewall; a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; and a bottom wall extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the bottom wall including a frame surrounding an opening, wherein the frame includes a lip having a smooth or substantially smooth outer surface along a carriage scan direction to which outer surface a printhead die is recessed when installed, and the lip is configured to be sealingly engageable with a flexible circuit of the printhead in order to form a substantially air-tight seal around at least one printhead die bonded to a printhead face and to provide protection for nozzle faces.