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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997

Filed:

Sep. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael E Jones, Portland, OR (US);

Randy C Karambelas, Milwaukie, OR (US);

Assignee:

Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347-8 ; 400 59 ;
Abstract

A print head (216) tilt angle positioner (258) includes a scroll cam (344), a tilt arm (332), a flexure (334), a tilt angle adjuster (336), and a biasing spring (338). The tilt arm and the print head are attached to a shaft (220) that rotates the tilt arm and the print head together between printing, maintenance, and shipping tilt angle positions to control the distance of the print head from the image receiving drum.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Jones, Michael. (1997). Printer print head positioning apparatus and method (U.S. Patent No. 5608430). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5608430

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