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US 9,283,764 B2Granted
Modular printer including printer modules with maintenance sleds moving in opposite directions
AssigneeMemjet Technology Limited
InventorsAlejandro Campillo, Rajan Ramaswamy, Tinh Tran, David Lovelace
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Abstract
A modular printer includes: a media feed path defining a media feed direction and a plurality of printer modules positioned in a staggered overlapping arrangement so as to extend across a width of the media feed path. Each printer module includes a printhead and a respective maintenance sled for slidably moving towards the printhead in a direction parallel to the media feed direction. Further, the maintenance sleds for neighboring printer modules are configured to move in opposite directions towards their respective printheads.
Claims16
A modular printer comprising:
- a media feed path defining a media feed direction;
- a plurality of printer modules positioned in a staggered overlapping arrangement so as to extend across a width of the media feed path,
- wherein:
- each printer module comprises a printhead and a respective maintenance sled for slidably moving towards the printhead in a direction parallel to the media feed direction;
- the maintenance sleds for neighboring printer modules are configured to move in opposite directions towards their respective printheads.
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