Patent ID: 11886130
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising a print agent applicator positioning device, the device comprising:
a mount to support a print agent applicator at a load point on the mount;
an actuator coupled to the mount to apply a driving force at an actuation point on the mount; and
a guide mechanism to guide the mount and supported print agent applicator, under the driving force, to translate along a predetermined path towards a printing drum to form an engaging contact between the print agent applicator and the printing drum, wherein the printing drum is a photoconductive printing drum, wherein the predetermined path is curved, and wherein there is no change in the orientation of the mount and supported print agent applicator relative to the printing drum during the translation along the curved predetermined path.