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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2013
Applicant:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

Jorge M. Rodriguez, Webster, NY (US);

Jeffrey John Bradway, Rochester, NY (US);

Frank Berkelys Tamarez Gomez, Rochester, NY (US);

Matthew D. Savoy, Webster, NY (US);

Jeffrey Swing, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus enables alignment of the position of a printhead independent of other printheads in a printhead assembly. The apparatus includes a printhead configured to eject ink onto an image receiving member, a plate to which the printhead can be rigidly mounted and selectively removed, and a translation carriage to which the plate is rigidly mounted. The apparatus also includes a track ball operatively coupled to two actuators for movement of the plate in an X and a roll direction relative to the translation carriage.


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