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Printheads and systems using printheads

US7434902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateDec 2, 2005
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 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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