Patent ID: 6543868
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the spacing between a printhead of a printer and the print medium that is advanced through the printer, wherein the printhead is carried in a carriage that is rotatably mounted to the printer, and wherein the carriage bears against a rail member of the printer; the apparatus comprising:a cam member mounted to the carriage and movable from a first to a second position relative to the rail member and connecting to a surface of the rail member in a manner that rotates the carriage in the course of moving between the first and second positions; a bendable slider member mounted to the carriage and extending between the cam member and the rail member to connect the cam member and rail member surface, the slider member including a beveled portion on one end that is inclined relative to the rail surface; and an actuator carried on the carriage and operable for moving the cam member.