Method of assembling printhead capping mechanism

US8075089B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

• Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
• Tobin Allen King · Sydney, AU
• Gregory Michael Tow · Sydney, AU
• Attila Bertok · Sydney, AU
• Geoffrey Philip Dyer · Sydney, AU
• Robert John Brice · Sydney, AU
• Paul Ian Mackey · Sydney, AU
• Christopher Hibbard · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: May 25, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 13, 2011
• Expiry date: May 25, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/19
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of assembling a gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer includes the steps of: mounting a first gear assembly to the printer to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly including a driving gear from which a code feature protrudes, the driving gear meshed with the motor gear; engaging the printer with a jig; and mounting a second gear assembly to the printer using the jig, the second gear assembly mounted to cooperate with the first gear assembly to be rotatable therewith and to further cooperate with a capper for capping a printhead so that the rotation of the second gear assembly moves the capper out of and into capping position. The step of mounting the second gear assembly further includes a step of sliding a slider block of the holding feature about the code feature of the driving gear, whereby the code feature cooperate with the holding feature to maintain the first gear assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second gear assembly.