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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Akira Nakazawa, Balmain, AU;
Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain, AU;
John Douglas Peter Morgan, Balmain, AU;
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Akira Nakazawa, Balmain, AU;
Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain, AU;
John Douglas Peter Morgan, Balmain, AU;
Zamtec Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method of locating a printhead on a printer is provided in which a printhead is provided which has at least one integrated circuit having a plurality of ejection nozzles, the printhead is mounted to the printer by bringing each of a slot defined with respect to the x-coordinate of the printhead into cooperation with a mesa feature of the printer, an angled surface defined with respect to the x- and y-coordinates of the printhead into cooperation with a protrusion across the slot of the printer, and a flat surface defined with respect to the z-coordinate of the printhead into cooperation with protrusion located within the slot of the printer, and the location of the nozzles with respect to the x-, y- and z-coordinates is determined from the cooperation.