US Patent 7328966 Page-width inkjet printer with printhead-transfer roller arrangement

A page-width inkjet printer includes a chassis. A print media feed assembly is mounted on the chassis. A page-width inkjet printhead is mounted on the chassis downstream of the feed assembly. A tubular print transfer roller is operatively positioned with respect to the printhead to receive and transfer print from the printhead to sheets of print media fed past the transfer roller. A drive mechanism is mounted on the chassis to drive the transfer roller, the drive mechanism including a drive motor and gearbox assembly received within the tubular print transfer roller.