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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1994
Gary A Kneezel, Webster, NY (US);
Robert V Lorenze, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas P Courtney, Fairport, NY (US);
Thomas J Wyble, Webster, NY (US);
Joseph J Wysocki, Webster, NY (US);
Richard V LaDonna, Fairport, NY (US);
Juan J Becerra, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas E Watrobski, Penfield, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An ink jet printer has a temperature sensor as a permanent part thereof to measure the temperature of printheads which are an integral part of a replaceable printhead cartridge assembly. The temperature sensor is a part of the maintenance station and senses the temperature of the printheads each time the printhead enters the maintenance station. In the preferred embodiment, the temperature sensor is spring-loaded and is located at a printhead spitting location between fixed wiper blades and the capping location in the maintenance station, so that temperature is sensed each time the printhead enters and leaves the maintenance station to eject nozzle cleaning droplets onto a collection surface at the spitting location to clean the printhead nozzle face by the wiper blades, or to cap the printhead nozzles. To facilitate good thermal contact, a recess is provided in the heat sink upon which the printhead resides for entry by the spring-loaded temperature sensor.