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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
Richard A. Campbell, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/001 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A direct-to-object printer includes a printhead pivoting subsystem. The printhead pivoting subsystem includes an actuator that rotates a frame in which a plurality of printheads is mounted. This rotation pivots the printheads about a pivot position to enable the printheads to change orientation with reference to a surface of an object being printed to accommodate contours of the object.