Printhead maintenance station with sliding contact pad assembly
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsJohn Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Christopher Hibbard, Bruce Gordon Holyoake
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Abstract
A printhead maintenance station is provided for an inkjet printer. The maintenance station includes an elongate housing defining internal slots at either end. An elongate support arm defines lugs at either end which are complementarily received in the slots so that the support arm is can slide within the slots. A support is mounted to the lugs and defines a recess. A sloping pad is received in the recess and has a contact surface for bringing into contact with an ink ejection face of a printhead.
Claims8
A printhead maintenance station for an inkjet printer, the maintenance station comprising:
- an elongate housing defining internal slots at either end;
- an elongate support arm defining lugs at either end which are received in a complementary fashion in the slots so that the support arm can slide within the slots;
- a support mounted to the lugs and defining a recess;
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- a pad received in the recess and having a contact surface for bringing into contact with an ink ejection face of a printhead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.