Patent ID: 6132026
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method of assembling a service station for servicing an inkjet printhead of an inkjet printing mechanism, with the printhead defining a printhead plane, the method comprising the steps of:providing a service station frame base which defines a guide track, a service station bonnet cover, and a pallet having a rack gear;mounting a pinion gear inside the service station frame base;joining a sled carrying a cap for sealing the printhead to the pallet;supporting a wiper for wiping the printhead on the pallet;installing the pallet in the guide track by coupling the pallet rack gear with the pinion gear for translational motion of the pallet in a plane substantially parallel with the printhead plane when driven by interaction of the rack gear and the pinion gear; andsecuring the pallet in the guide track by sandwiching the pallet between the frame base and the bonnet cover for translational motion of the pallet between the frame base and the bonnet cover, with the bonnet cover permanently covering the base and pallet during use.