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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Frederick Charles Griesemer, Lexington, KY (US);
Marc Alan Herwald, Lexington, KY (US);
Martin Alan Johnson, Winchester, KY (US);
Daniel Robert Labar, Lexington, KY (US);
Frederick Charles Griesemer, Lexington, KY (US);
Marc Alan Herwald, Lexington, KY (US);
Martin Alan Johnson, Winchester, KY (US);
Daniel Robert LaBar, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a frame and a maintenance sled movably coupled to the frame. The maintenance sled includes a carrier engagement member. A printhead carrier is coupled to the frame. A carrier motor is drivably coupled to the printhead carrier. A controller is coupled to the carrier motor. The controller controls the carrier motor to drive the printhead carrier at a first velocity and at a second velocity. The second velocity is lower than the first velocity. The printhead carrier is controlled to move at the first velocity toward the maintenance sled, wherein prior to the printhead carrier contacting the carrier engagement member of the maintenance sled, the printhead carrier is decelerated from the first velocity to the second velocity.