Patent ID: 6497466
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for adjusting a print media gap on a printer having a movable printhead carriage configured for selective lateral displacement thereof for controlled printing on print media, said apparatus comprising:a support member attached to the printhead carriage and projecting therefrom for supporting the printhead during movement thereof; a guide assembly mounted to the printer for engagement with said support member and defining a first predetermined path for movement of the printhead therealong at a first print media gap and defining a second predetermined path for movement of the printhead therealong at a second print media gap wherein said first predetermined path and said second predetermined path converge at a path junction, and an assembly for directing said support member onto one of said first predetermined path to provide the first print media gap and said second predetermined path to provide the second print media gap dependent on a selected print media.