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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsSeemit Praharaj, Jason M. LeFevre, Paul J. McConville, Michael J. Levy, Douglas K. Herrmann, Chu-heng Liu, David A. VanKouwenberg, Linn C. Hoover
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An inkjet printer is configured with capping stations for storing printheads in the printer during periods of printer inactivity so the viscosity of the ink in the nozzles of the inkjets of the printheads does not increase significantly. Each capping station has a printhead receptacle with an opening corresponding to a perimeter of a printhead, a pair of members pivotably mounted to the printhead receptacle so the members can move between a first position where the members expose the opening of the printhead receptacle and a second position where the members cover the opening of the printhead receptacle, and an actuator operatively connected to the pair of members to move the members between the first position and the second position. A controller is operatively connected to the actuator to operate the first actuator to move the members between the first position and the second position.
A capping station useful for storing printheads during periods of inactivity comprising:
A method of operating a capping station for storing a printhead during a period of printer activity comprising:
A printer comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.