Patent ID: 11872823
Assignee: MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. A thread-coating module comprising:
a base plate having a printhead opening;
an inkjet printhead received in the printhead opening;
a chamber unit having: (i) a mouth for engagement with the base plate and (ii) an ink-collection slot opposing the printhead, wherein:
the chamber unit and the base plate are movable relative to each other for opening and closing a coating chamber comprising the base plate and the chamber unit, the ink-collection slot being positioned opposite the printhead in the coating chamber;
the printhead is secured to a pivot plate, the pivot plate being pivotally movable relative to the base plate about a pivot axis perpendicular to a plane of the base plate for adjusting an angle of the printhead relative to the base plate; and
the pivot plate has a shroud surrounding the printhead and extending into the printhead opening of the base plate so as to be flush with the base plate.