Multiple-function inkjet printing system with single motor for carriage and scan head motion
OwnerJames Bledsoe, Gregory Carlson +1inventors
InventorsJames Bledsoe, Gregory Carlson, Jerry Marshall
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Abstract
A multiple-function inkjet printing system includes a media transport assembly which routes a print medium through the inkjet printing system, a carriage assembly which holds an inkjet print head assembly and traverses the print medium, a scan assembly connected to the carriage assembly which holds a scan head and traverses a scan medium, and a single motor operatively coupled to the carriage assembly. As such, the single motor drives both the carriage assembly and the scan assembly.
Claims20
A multiple-function printing system, comprising:
- a media transport assembly adapted to route a print medium through the multiple-function inkjet printing system;
- a carriage assembly adapted to hold a print head assembly and traverse the print medium;
- a scan assembly operatively coupled to the carriage assembly and adapted to hold a scan head and traverse a scan medium;
- and
- a motor operatively coupled to and adapted to drive the carriage assembly.
A method for constructing a multiple-function printing system, comprising:
- providing a media transport assembly adapted to route a print medium through the multiple-function inkjet printing system;
- providing a carriage assembly adapted to hold a print head assembly and traverse the print medium;
- operatively coupling a scan assembly to the carriage assembly, the scan assembly being adapted to hold a scan head and traverse a scan medium;
- and
- operatively coupling a motor to drive the carriage assembly.
A method of operation for a multiple-function printing system having a media transport assembly adapted to route a print medium through the multiple-function inkjet printing system, a carriage assembly adapted to hold a print head assembly and traverse the print medium, a scan assembly operatively coupled to the carriage assembly and adapted to hold a scan head and traverse a scan medium, and a motor operatively coupled to drive the carriage assembly, comprising the step of:
- during a scan operation, causing the motor to drive the carriage assembly to allow the scan assembly attached thereto to scan a swath of the scan media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.