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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Olivier Boisdon, Saint-Léger-des-Bois, FR;
Joël Pelletier, Saint Sylvain d'Anjou, FR;
Lionel Chavarria, Moorpark, CA (US);
Babak Honaryar, Orinida, CA (US);
Marty Smith, Santa Rosa Valley, CA (US);
Olivier Boisdon, Saint-Léger-des-Bois, FR;
Joël Pelletier, Saint Sylvain d'Anjou, FR;
Lionel Chavarria, Moorpark, CA (US);
Babak Honaryar, Orinida, CA (US);
Marty Smith, Santa Rosa Valley, CA (US);
ZIH Corp., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
The present invention provides a floating print head assembly and an associated method. According to one embodiment, the floating print head assembly includes a head bracket and a print head attached to the bracket such that the print head is suspended above the printing substrate. The assembly also includes an alignment mechanism disposed within the head bracket, where the alignment mechanism is operable to pivot such that the print head is capable of pivoting to apply substantially uniform print pressure across a substrate.