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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Donald Norman Spitz, Lexington, KY (US);
Ryan Timothy Ward, Lexington, KY (US);
Yu-feng Huang, Chiai, TW;
Nai-hsiang MA, Tainan, TW;
Donald Norman Spitz, Lexington, KY (US);
Ryan Timothy Ward, Lexington, KY (US);
Yu-Feng Huang, Chiai, TW;
Nai-Hsiang Ma, Tainan, TW;
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An ink jet printer includes a printhead and a maintenance station. The maintenance station includes a fixed support housing, a sled and a chimney. The sled is supported on the support housing and is movable relative to the support housing in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The chimney receives ink spit from the printhead. The chimney has a fixed vertical position relative to the printhead and is horizontally movable in response to movement of the sled.