Patent · US Expired

Imager featuring service station assembly for servicing imager print heads

US6837636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

J.E.T. CO., LTD. · US

Inventors

George M. Sawyer · Garden Grove, US
Theodore J. Langevin · Seymour, US
Richard H. Baylis, Jr. · Essex, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2002
Grant date	Jan 4, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2/16585
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An imager has a cartridge assembly with a print head arranged directly over a production path. The print head vertically moves on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the production path for allowing the print head to be purged, cleaned, parked or a combination thereof, while the print head remains directly over the production path. The imager also includes a service station assembly having a waste ink receptacle that moves horizontally in relation to an axis parallel to the plane of the production path for purging, cleaning or parking the print head, or a combination thereof, while the print head remains directly over the production path.

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