Patent · US Expired

Ink-jet printer equipped for aligning the printheads

US6554398B2 · kind B2 · utility

243Cited by

4References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Agfa-Gevaert NV · BE

Inventors

Hilbrand Wyngaert · Grobbendonk, BE
Bart Verhoest · Niel, BE
Dirk De Ruijter · Deurne, BE
Bart Verlinden · Tongeren, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2002
Grant date	Apr 29, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J29/393
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink-jet printer includes pagewidth printheads mounted in a frame, wherein the printheads are coupled to mechanical devices for aligning the printheads with respect to each other, with respect to an edge of the image receiving substrate, or with respect to both. The printer may include devices for sensing the possible misalignment, coupled to a computer for automatically aligning the printheads.

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