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US 2006/0232623 A1Published application
Imaging head elevator
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAntoni Murcia, David Berardelli, Kelvin Hasseler, Adam Livingston, Srinivas Bhakthavatsalam, Kenneth Westfield, Charles Hayman, Mark Hay
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for lifting an imaging head are disclosed.
Claims30
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a mount movably coupled to the base and configured to carry an imaging head;
- and
- an elevator configured to lift the mount and to permit lifting at the mount out of engagement with the elevator.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an imaging head;
- and
- an elevator configured to lift the imaging head and to be decoupled from the imaging head in response to the imaging head engaging an obstruction.
An apparatus comprising:
- an imaging head vertically movable between a printing position and a raised position;
- and
- a printhead servicing unit horizontally movable between a retracted position and a printhead servicing position below the imaging head.
An apparatus comprising:
- an imaging head;
- and
- means for lifting the imaging head and for being decoupled from the imaging head in response to the imaging head engaging media.
A method comprising:
- lowering a first surface upon which a second surface coupled to a member rests until the member rests upon a medium;
- lowering the first surface while the member rests upon the medium so as to disengage the second surface;
- and
- sensing disengagement of the second surface from the first surface.
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A method comprising:
- raising an imaging head from a printing position to a raised position;
- and
- moving a printhead servicing unit to a servicing position beneath the imaging head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.