US 12,138,911 B2
Printing device with modular assembly including elastic elements
Eduard Lores Garcia, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); and Andres Cano de la Fuente, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES)
Assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/464,947.
Application 18/464,947 is a continuation of application No. 17/418,803, granted, now 11,787,208, previously published as PCT/US2019/043072, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415503 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 15/16 (2006.01); B65H 23/188 (2006.01); B41J 15/18 (2006.01); B65H 23/26 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 15/165 (2013.01) [B65H 23/188 (2013.01); B41J 15/18 (2013.01); B65H 23/26 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4473 (2013.01); B65H 2801/36 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing device comprising:
a plurality of modules; and
a plurality of elastic elements arranged laterally across a width of a printing medium path to guide a printing medium toward a printhead, each of the plurality of elastic elements to apply an elastic force to a corresponding one of the plurality of modules in a direction substantially perpendicular to the printing medium path, wherein the plurality of modules are disposed between the printing medium path and the plurality of elastic elements to prevent the plurality of elastic elements from contacting a printing medium moving along the printing medium path.