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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Stephen Todd Olson, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Todd Olson, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for automatic removal of a sealant member from a nozzle plate that includes applying a sealant member to a surface of the nozzle plate, attaching the sealant member with a pull tab, one end of the pull tab being attached to a maintenance sled of a maintenance mechanism at a first position, the maintenance sled moves from a first position to a second position thereby removing the sealant member at a 180 degree angle and with a speed of about 10 mm/sec.