Print head adjustment device
AssigneePadaLuma Ink-Jet-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
InventorPatrik Lutz
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Abstract
Disclosed is a print head adjustment device (1) for an inkjet printer. The print head adjustment device includes an adjustment adapter (4) and a print head (3) that has a printing side (6) extending on an X-Y plane. The adjustment adapter (4) includes a receiver (20) which is adjustable in the X-Y plane and in which a stationary end (9) of the print head (3) is accommodated. A movable end (8) of the print head (3) is mounted on the adjustment adapter (4) so as to be slidable in the X direction and rotatable about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the X-Y plane.
Claims20
A print head adjustment device for an inkjet printer comprising a print head module having a frame that receives a plurality of instances of the print head adjustment device, the print head adjustment device comprising:
- an adjustment adapter fixedly mountable to the frame of the print head module;
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- a single print head with a printing side which extends in an X-Y plane, wherein:
- the adjustment adapter is configured to receive the single print head;
- the adjustment adapter comprises a receiver which can be adjusted in the X-Y plane and in which a fixed end of the print head is received;
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- a loose end of the print head is mounted on the adjustment adapter such that the loose end of the print head can be displaced in the X-direction and such that the loose end of the print head can be rotated about a rotational axis which is perpendicular with respect to the X-Y plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.