Printhead service station
US7021743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16547
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The printheads of an inkjet printer have a service station movable in a direction transversely of a printhead scanning direction and comprising servicing modules for undertaking different functions, one of the modules being detachable from the rest. The detachable connection comprises a rotating hook and a fixed hook which automatically interengage and disengage.
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