Patent ID: 8523318

Claim:
A carriage printer comprising: a printhead; a print region; a carriage guide disposed along a carriage scan direction, the carriage guide including a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a carriage for transporting the printhead along the carriage scan direction across the print region, the carriage including a bearing surface that is configured to contact the carriage guide as the carriage transports the printhead; a frame including: a first wall disposed proximate the first end of the carriage guide; a second wall disposed proximate the second end of the carriage guide; and a third wall disposed along the carriage scan direction, the third wall including a first hole having a diameter; and a slot having a width, the slot extending from the first hole, the width of the slot being less than the diameter of the first hole; a plurality of carriage guide supports each including a support surface, the plurality of carriage guide supports including: a first carriage guide support disposed proximate the first end; a second carriage guide support disposed proximate the second end; and a third carriage guide support disposed between the first carriage guide support and the second carriage guide support, wherein one of the first carriage guide support, the second carriage guide support and the third carriage guide support is affixed to the slot in the third wall of the frame, wherein a first biasing force in a bias direction proximate the first end and a second biasing force in the bias direction proximate the second end urge the carriage guide into contact with the first support surface, the second support surface and the third support surface.