Patent ID: 7735955

Claim:
A method of assembling a gear arrangement for a capper of an inkjet printer, the method comprising the steps of: mounting a first gear assembly to the printer to cooperate with a motor gear for driving rotation of the first gear assembly, the first gear assembly including a driving gear from which a code feature protrudes, the driving gear meshed with the motor gear; and engaging the printer with a jig; mounting a second gear assembly to the printer using the jig, the second gear assembly mounted to cooperate with the first gear assembly to be rotatable therewith and to further cooperate with a capper for capping a printhead so that the rotation of the second gear assembly moves the capper out of and into capping position, wherein in the step of mounting the second gear assembly, the code feature of the driving gear is arranged to cooperate with a holding feature of the jig, the code feature being configured so that the cooperation with the holding feature maintains the first gear assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second gear assembly, the step of mounting the first gear assembly comprises mounting a common shaft connecting the driving gear and a second gear of the first gear assembly to a body of the printer so that the driving gear meshes with the motor gear and the second gear meshes with the second gear assembly, and the step of mounting the second gear assembly comprises mounting a pin of a third gear of the second gear assembly to the body so that the third gear meshes with the second gear of the first gear assembly.