Mobile telecommunications device with a capper moveable between capping and uncapping positions by the printhead
US7470019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/445
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mobile device including: (a) an inkjet printhead; (b) a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead in a feed direction during printing; and (c) a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between: a capping position in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead; and an uncapped position in which the printhead is able to print onto the print media, wherein in the uncapped position the capper is displaced away from the printhead; wherein the capper is moved between the capped and uncapped position by an edge of the print media as it moves through the feed path.
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