Patent ID: 8851616

Claim:
A method for pre-aligning a print head to an alignment adapter, the print head comprising a plurality of nozzles through which ink is ejected during printing, comprising: placing a print head in a predetermined position on the alignment adapter; obtaining a camera image of the print head nozzles relative to one or more features of the alignment adapter; locating a first nozzle in the image; locating a first row of nozzles in the image of the print head nozzles; adjusting a position of the print head to align a first nozzle of the print head to a target position based on image feedback showing changes to the position of the first nozzle of the print head based on the positional adjustments; adjusting a rotational angle of the print head to align the first row of nozzles to a target angle based on image feedback showing changes to the position of the first nozzle of the print head based on the positional adjustments.