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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur L. Cleary, Center Harbor, NH (US);
Joseph A. Lahut, Center Harbor, NH (US);
Rainer Rall, Belmont, NH (US);
Paul Duncanson, Franklin, NH (US);
Assignee:
VUTEK, Inc., Meredith, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/120 ;
Abstract
A system for printing images on a substrate includes a multiplicity of print heads mounted in a carriage and positioned a distance from the substrate. A sensor detects the thickness of the substrate as the substrate moves through the system, and a control system receives the substrate thickness information detected by the sensor and transmits signals to a motor coupled to the carriage. These signals instruct the motor to adjust the position of the carriage to maintain a desired gap between the print heads and the substrate.