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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2009
John Douglas Peter Morgan, Balmain, AU;
Vesa Karppinen, Balmain, AU;
Patrick John Mcauliffe, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
John Douglas Peter Morgan, Balmain, AU;
Vesa Karppinen, Balmain, AU;
Patrick John McAuliffe, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Zamtec Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
An inkjet printer has an inkjet printhead and a printhead maintenance station. The maintenance station includes a maintenance roller which is rotatable and moveable between a first position in which a capping portion is sealingly engaged with the printhead and a second position in which the capping portion is disengaged from the printhead. The maintenance roller is mounted on a chassis which is reciprocally moveable between the first and second positions. The printer includes an engagement mechanism for moving the chassis between the first and second positions by complementary engagement with engagement formations on the chassis.