Patent SG-11201807295U-A (SG)
Title: Printer having printhead extending and retracting through maintenance module
Inventor: PROFACA MARK
IPC: B41J25/34
Filed: 2017-04-04
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1#110111101110101011111 HO 11111 0 M01111110110111101101011 11110 ill OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date . . .., . .. WO 2017/190902 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) (72) International Patent Classification: BARD, Christopher; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North Rude, B41J 25/34 (2006.01) B41J 25/304 (2006.01) New South Wales 2113 (AU). BALALA, Rommel; 6-8 Ly- B41J 2/165 (2006.01) on Park Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/EP2017/057903 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 04 April 2017 (04.04.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, Publication Language: English KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, Priority Data: PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, 62/330,779 02 May 2016 (02.05.2016) US SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 62/408,629 14 October 2016 (14.10.2016) US TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. Applicant: MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every [IE/IE]; 61/62 FITZWILLIAM LANE, 2 DUBLIN (IE). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, Inventors: PROFACA, Mark; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). BURKE, David; 6-8 TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Lyon Park Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, SY, Billy; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North Ryde, New South MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Wales 2113 (AU). ALEMANA, Gilbert; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). HIB- — = _ = Title: PRINTER HAVING 16 : A printer includes: along the media feed path. chassis having a maintenance module fixedly mounted thereto; a print bar chassis the print bar chassis including a print module having chassis relative to the maintenance chassis between a maintenance a space defined by the maintenance module in the printing 0\ maintenance bar C::::) through PRINTHEAD EXTENDING AND RETRACTING THROUGH MAINTENANCE 200 - '• ....N. :1-----'-- 114‘ 1 1 %4 i •-i\" A ........ VI ,.......\" a( ' 7 a media support defining a media feed path; and a The printing unit includes: a maintenance 15 : .-- 0, ----„ ► Jill Is . t --.-,:, ... 12 ......:.,%._ mechanism position. The printhead . 1. MODULE 10 8 1 - 1 for printing onto media the media feed path, the on the maintenance and lowering the print extends and retracts = (54) = _ — = = .. \"`\"•715A 1 '-- . — positioned respectively. ..ir , .. _, .'\"\"---.- printing unit over movably mounted for raising = _ = = FIG. .--........... :. • ......- __ I... 100 2 chassis fixedly a printhead; and a lift position a printing and maintenance positions, pagewide = = = Il .4 ei © ON (57) 0::) fed 1-1 ---- chassis, IN ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/190902 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRMEMOMOMMECITHIMEMOIMIE TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))