Chapter 2
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2.3 Printer Mechanical System
2.3.1 Outline
2.3.1.1 Outline
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The printer mechanism can be broadly divided into two major components: the ink passage and paper path.
The ink passage consists of an ink tank, a carriage unit having a printhead, a purge unit. and a maintenance cartridge unit which are used to supply, circulate, and
suck ink.
The paper path consists of a cassette pick-up unit, roll feed unit, paper feed unit to support four types of media feeding, transport, and ejection.
This section provides an overview of these mechanical components.
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Ink tank unit
Ink tube
Purge unit
Printhead
Carriage unit
Pinch roller
Feed roller
Maintenance cartridge
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