| US 7,571,983 B2 | ||
| Wide-format printer with a pagewidth printhead assembly | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); and Paul Lapstun, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/545,504. | ||
| Application 11/545504 is a continuation of application No. 11/015018, filed on Dec. 20, 2004, granted, now 7,140,720. | ||
| Application 11/015018 is a continuation of application No. 10/728921, filed on Dec. 08, 2003, granted, now 6,969,153. | ||
| Application 10/728921 is a continuation of application No. 10/303291, filed on Nov. 23, 2002, granted, now 6,672,708. | ||
| Application 10/303291 is a continuation of application No. 09/855093, filed on May 14, 2001, granted, now 6,505,912. | ||
| Application 09/855093 is a continuation of application No. 09/112806, filed on Jul. 10, 1998, granted, now 6,247,790. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. PO7991 (AU), filed on Jul. 15, 1997; and application No. PP2592 (AU), filed on Mar. 25, 1998. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0030325 A1, Feb. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/15 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—42 [347/105] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A printer comprising:
an elongate support structure;
a wide-format, pagewidth printhead assembly mounted on the support structure;
a pair of spaced legs which extend from respective ends of the support structure so that the printhead assembly can be supported
in a conventional wide-format manner above a substrate;
a supply spool rotationally mounted between the legs and being configured to carry a wound length of print media;
a printhead assembly fast between the legs and defining a passage through which print media unwound from the supply spool
can pass, the printhead assembly including a plurality of printheads mounted on the support structure to span a printing zone
in the passage, the printheads being configured to perform a printing operation on the print medium as it passes through the
printing zone; and
an uptake spool rotationally mounted between the legs and onto which the printed print medium can be wound.
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