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US 11,376,869 B2Granted
Method for secure printhead datuming
AssigneeMemjet Technology Limited
InventorMark Profaca
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Abstract
A method of securing a printhead assembly in a printing position relative to a media feed path. The method includes the steps of: lowering the printhead assembly towards datum surfaces, each datum surface having a fixed position relative to the media feed path; and magnetically attracting portions of the printhead assembly towards the datum surfaces so as to secure the printhead assembly in the printing position.
Claims8
A method of securing a printhead assembly in a printing position relative to a media feed path, said method comprising the steps of:
- lowering the printhead assembly towards one or more datum surfaces, each datum surface having a fixed position relative to the media feed path;
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- magnetically attracting one or more portions of the printhead assembly towards the datum surfaces, thereby securing the printhead assembly in the printing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.