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Mobile device with a printhead and a capper actuated by contact with the media to be printed

US8118395B2 · kind B2 · utility

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107References

15Claims

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Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Gregory Michael Tow · Sydney, AU
Tobin Allen King · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2009
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2/16508
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mobile device that is (a) an inkjet printhead, (b) a print media feed path extending past the printhead, (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead, and (d) a locking mechanism configured to move the capper to the uncapped position in response to engagement with the media such that the capper returns to the capped position upon disengagement with the media.

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