Patent ID: 6676036
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A fluid ejecting system usable to eject fluid onto a receiving medium, comprising:a first support movable in a first direction relative to the receiving medium; a first frame supported by the first support; at least one fluid ejector device supported within the first frame such that the at least one fluid ejector device is movable in a second direction different than the first direction; at least one actuator located between the first frame and the at least one fluid ejector device and usable to move the at least one fluid ejector device in at least the second direction relative to the first frame; at least one biasing element, wherein at least one actuator is located on a first side of the first frame, at least one of the at least one biasing element is located on a second side of the frame opposite that at least one actuator, and the at least one biasing element is a spring; and at least one second biasing element, wherein the at least one second biasing element is a piezoelectric element.