Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Francesc Melia

Lluis Hierro

Jerry Claesson

Marta Coma

Xavier Garolera

Ainhoa Urbistondo

An example system for a printer in accordance with the present disclosure is provided. The system comprises a replaceable platen assembly including a group of interchangeable platens, each platen to support a different type of print substrate, and an edge guide associated with the platen assembly, the edge guide for guiding an edge of a print substrate.

System for a printer, a printer and a print substrate edge guide

Provided is a system that includes a reference strip and a print head carriage. The reference strip includes transmission windows for transmitting signals. The transmission windows include bridges.

Reference strip

A method of maintaining a fluid applicator unit of an image forming apparatus in which the fluid applicator unit includes a nozzle surface having nozzles is disclosed. The method includes ejecting fluid through nozzles of a fluid applicator unit of an image forming apparatus during a maintenance mode to maintain flow paths therethrough such that the fluid is emitted from the nozzles in a form of fluid drops. The method also includes receiving the fluid drops emitted from the nozzles during the maintenance mode on a receiving member to form waste liquid therefrom and directing the waste liquid from the receiving member to a waste receiving unit through a liquid passage. The method also includes directing aerosol formed from the fluid drops emitted from the nozzles to the aerosol receiving unit through an aerosol passage such that the aerosol passage is separate from the liquid passage and receiving the aerosol directed to the aerosol receiving unit.

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Palma de Mallorca Illes Balears, Spain

Francesc Melia