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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Sheila Cabello Cabrera, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Mauricio Seras Franzoso, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Andreu Cortes Vicens, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
There is provided a maintenance apparatus to, while in a service zone, perform a cleaning operation of a set of printheads within a carriage. The maintenance apparatus comprises a cleaning structure and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is arranged to position the cleaning structure between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. The disengaged configuration is activated by a first triggering element associated to the carriage interacting with the actuation mechanism subsequent to a cleaning operation. The engaged configuration is activated by a second triggering element as the carriage moves away from the service zone.