Service station assembly for a drum-based wide format print engine
US6461064B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J19/202
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to an improved wide format color digital print engine, and in particular to a drum-based large format digital ink jet print engine having a vertically articulated carriage portion which carries both the print heads and an imaging array, adjustable saber angles for print heads, a novel service station, and an extremely robust weight-bearing carriage architecture. In particular, the present invention provides a highly manufacturable print engine benefiting from a discrete few controlled mounting locations so that accurate mounting of the cooperating sub-assemblies allow a very stable carriage assembly for driving said carriage laterally with respect to a printing medium coupled to the exterior of a drum.
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