Modular service station assembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAh Chong Tee, Bee Bee Ang
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Abstract
A modular service station assembly for use with an inkjet printer having a housing with front and rear ends having a print zone and one or more carriage assemblies adapted to accommodate at least one print cartridge having a print head. The service station assembly has at least one ink spittoon. The service station also includes a wiping station having at least one wiper for cleaning the print head. The at least one ink spittoon and the wiping station are separately disposed to one side of the print zone. The service station further includes a capping station having at least one cap for sealing the print head disposed within the print zone. These discrete modules are arranged to minimize the width of the printer housing.
Claims10
A modular service station assembly for use with an inkjet printer, the inkjet printer including a housing with front and rear ends having a print zone and one or more carriage assemblies adapted to accommodate at least one print cartridge having a print head, the service station assembly comprising:
- at least one ink spittoon;
- a wiping station including at least one wiper for cleaning the print head wherein the at least one ink spittoon and the wiping station are separately disposed to one side of the print zone;
- a capping station disposed within the print zone including at least one cap for sealing the print head;
- a displacement mechanism for simultaneously causing linear displacement of the capping station and the wiping station;
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- a linkage shaft interconnecting the capping station and the wiping station with the displacement mechanism.
An inkjet printer including a housing with front and rear ends having a print zone and one or more carnage assemblies adapted to accommodate at least one print cartridge having a print head and a service station assembly comprising:
- at least one ink spittoon;
- a wiping station including at least one wiper for cleaning the print head the at least one ink spittoon and the wiping station being separately disposed to one side of the print zone;
- a capping station disposed within the print zone including at least one cap for sealing the print head;
- a displacement mechanism for simultaneously causing linear displacement of the capping station and the wiping station;
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- a linkage shaft interconnecting the capping station and the wiping station with the displacement mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.