Printheads and systems using printheads
US7434902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/308
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus comprises a jetting assembly including a plurality of nozzles for ejecting droplets on a substrate moving relative to the jetting assembly, a mechanism for increasing the displacement of the jetting assembly relative to the substrate, and a sensor configured to activate the mechanism for increasing the displacement of the jetting assembly upon detecting a predetermined dimension of the substrate surface relative to the jetting assembly.
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