Patent ID: 6232995
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printing assembly for printing an image on an article comprising:an adjustable platen assembly including a platen having an inboard end and an outboard end;a print head moveable between a first position in biased engagement with the platen and a second position out of engagement with the platen;a jack member constructed and arranged to adjustably maintain the platen in parallel relation to the print head when the print head is in the first position;wherein adjusting the jack member in a first direction raises one end of the platen and adjusting the jack member in a second direction lowers the one end of the platen in order to maintain the platen in parallel relation to the print head when the print head is in the first position, so as to prevent deformities in the printed image as the article passes through the printing assembly.