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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
James D. Wilson, II, Collinsville, IL (US);
Videojet Systems International, Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Abstract
A mount ( ) is disclosed for mounting an ink jet printhead ( ) in position to imprint indicia on a surface ( ) of an object ( ) conveyed along a path ( ) past the printhead. The mount comprises a support ( ) and a slide ( ) carried by the support. The slide has a slide body ( ) connected to the support, a slide member ( ) movable relative to the slide body along a slide axis (SA) between an extended position (as shown in FIG. ) and a retracted position (not shown), and means for resiliently biasing the slide member relative to the slide body toward its extended position. Means ( ) is provided for carrying the slide relative to the support such that the slide axis (SA) may be adjusted relative to the support so as to position the slide axis so as to either be perpendicular to the direction of movement of the object conveyed along the path or to be angled (as shown in FIG. ) toward the object approaching the printhead at an oblique angle. The printhead is carried by the slide member and is engageable by the object conveyed along the path such that the printhead is forced to move from its extended position toward its retracted position along the slide axis (SA) against the bias of the resilient biasing means thereby to resiliently maintain the printhead in printing relation with the surface of the object as the latter is conveyed past the printhead.