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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1997
Jerome E Jackson, Newtown, CT (US);
Richard A Malin, Westport, CT (US);
Edilberto I Salazar, Brookfield, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method comprising the step(s) of: positioning a print head and a maintenance head of an ink jet printer into proper mating relationship; driving the print head to a hard stop; measuring an indicator of the distance from the proper mating relationship position to the print head hard stop; storing the print head distance indicator in a memory; driving the maintenance head to a hard stop; measuring an indicator of the distance from the proper mating relationship position to the maintenance head hard stop; storing the maintenance head distance indicator in the memory; using the print head distance indicator to repeatably return the print head to the proper mating relationship position; and using the maintenance head distance indicator to repeatably return the maintenance head to the proper mating relationship position.