Patent ID: 6174041
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A service station unit for use with an inkjet printer having a plurality of printheads mounted on a carriage moveable in a y-axis direction, comprising:a frame member;at least one servicing device associated with one of the printheads;a holder to support said servicing device, said holder mounted on said frame member for movement in an x-axis direction perpendicular to said y-axis direction; a first motorized actuator on said frame member to move said holder back and forth in said x-axis direction; anda second motorized actuator to arcuately move said holder in a z-axis plane parallel to said x-axis direction and normal to said y-axis direction to position said servicing device in close proximity to said one of the printheads, wherein said first and second motorized actuators are incorporated into a modular unit that also includes said holder.