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US 6,637,958 B2Granted
Printing system with adjustable carriage rail support
AssigneeVutek, Inc.
InventorDaniel E. Smith
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Abstract
A positioning system for a carriage in a printing system includes a support plate having a groove along a length of the plate, and a rail positioned along the groove. A first adjusting mechanism is used to adjust the position of the rail in a first direction, and a second adjusting mechanism is used to adjust the position of the rail in a second direction that is substantially normal to the first direction.
Claims11
A positioning system for a carriage in a printing system, comprising:
- a support plate having a groove along a length of the plate;
- a rail positioned along the groove, the carriage being transported along the rail;
- a first adjusting mechanism which positions the rail in a first direction;
- and
- a second adjusting mechanism which positions the rail in a second direction substantially normal to the first direction.
2 more elements
A method of positioning a carriage holding a set of print heads, comprising:
- adjusting the position of a rail in a first direction with one or more first adjusting mechanisms, the rail being aligned along a groove of a support plate;
- and
- adjusting the position of the rail in a second direction with one or more second adjusting mechanisms, the second direction being substantially normal to the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.