Mobile telecommunication device with a printhead, a capper and a locking mechanism for holding the capper in an uncapped position during printing
US7645022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16508
- 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; (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; (d) a locking mechanism configured to hold the capper in the uncapped position until after a trailing edge of the media is clear of the printhead.
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