Wide format printer with datum features on printhead carriage

US8454125B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zamtec Ltd · IE

Inventors

• Robert Rosati · San Diego, US
• David Petch · Village of La Jolla, US
• David Burney · San Diego, US
• Jim Sykora · San Diego, US
• Kenneth A Regas · San Diego, US
• Andy Bound · San Diego, US
• Neil Doherty · San Diego, US
• Scott Dennis · San Diego, US
• Ben Jones · San Diego, US
• Oksana Buyda · San Diego, US
• Locson Tonthat · San Diego, US
• Andrew Buyda · San Diego, US
• Patrick Kirk · San Diego, US
• Loren Hunt · San Diego, US
• Jason Dewey · San Diego, US
• Jim Trinchera · San Diego, US
• Bill Cressman · San Diego, US
• Ron Zech · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J15/04
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wide format printer that has a print zone, a media path extending through the print zone along a paper axis, the media path being more than 432 mm (17 inches) wide, a printhead carriage for mounting a plurality of printhead modules adjacent the print zone such that the printhead modules collectively span the media path and are staggered with respect to the paper axis. The printhead modules each have nozzles arranged in parallel rows and a plurality of datum features for holding the printhead carriage such that the parallel rows extend normal to the paper feed axis.