Head loading device
US6426764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/3082
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head loading device includes a print head for ejecting ink from a print position adjacent to a paper sheet to print an image with the ink, and an elevator for moving the print head upward from the print position at the time of non-printing and downward to the print position at the time of printing. The head loading device further includes a three-point support mechanism for supporting, at three points, the print head moved to the print position by the elevator to hold the print head at a preset distance from the paper sheet.
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