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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Paul C. Ray, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas J. Tarnacki, San Diego, CA (US);
Mun Yew Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert J. Manders, DePere, WI (US);
Michael J. Baeten, Green Bay, WI (US);
Paul C. Ray, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas J. Tarnacki, San Diego, CA (US);
Mun Yew Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert J. Manders, DePere, WI (US);
Michael J. Baeten, Green Bay, WI (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A printer includes an array of rollers, an array of printing elements, and a positioning structure. The array of rollers is arranged in a first arc configuration to rollingly support a media web in a first orientation. The array of printing elements is arranged in a second arc configuration along the first orientation and movable relative to the array of rollers to selectively modify a space there between. Each respective printing element is aligned directly above one of the respective rollers to define a printing unit. A positioning structure is configured to releasably secure each printing unit at one position of a plurality of positions along the respective first and second arc configurations.