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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Inventors:
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Assignee:
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A maintenance facility for an inkjet printer that has a printhead with an array of nozzles defined in a nozzle face. The printhead maintenance facility has a wiper member having an array of contact pads mounted for movement independent of each other and a maintenance drive for moving the wiper member over the printhead in the media feed direction such that the array of contact pads wipe all the nozzles defined in the nozzle face.