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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Tobin Allen King, Balmain, AU;
Gregory Michael Tow, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Robert John Brice, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Tobin Allen King, Balmain, AU;
Gregory Michael Tow, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Robert John Brice, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A method of assembling a gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer includes the steps of: mounting a first gear assembly to the printer to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly including a driving gear from which a code feature protrudes, the driving gear meshed with the motor gear; engaging the printer with a jig; and mounting a second gear assembly to the printer using the jig, the second gear assembly mounted to cooperate with the first gear assembly to be rotatable therewith and to further cooperate with a capper for capping a printhead so that the rotation of the second gear assembly moves the capper out of and into capping position. The step of mounting the second gear assembly further includes a step of sliding a slider block of the holding feature about the code feature of the driving gear, whereby the code feature cooperate with the holding feature to maintain the first gear assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second gear assembly.