公开(公告)号：US6027264A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-22

申请号：US24976

申请日：1998-02-16

申请人： Edward P. Maher ,  Darren W. Wilcox ,  Dan Scott Caputo

发明人： Edward P. Maher ,  Darren W. Wilcox ,  Dan Scott Caputo

IPC分类号： B41J11/20 ,  B41J25/308

CPC分类号： B41J25/3088 ,  B41J11/20 ,  B41J25/308

摘要： Both a printing-medium support (such as a platen) and a printhead-carriage slide-rod are supported and located in common from a single chassis. Preferably a pair of positive stops is used to locate the slide-rod, and a biasing retainer forcibly abuts the rod against, selectively, either stop of the pair of positive stops. Alternatively the two positive stops are instead used to locate the print-medium support--or separate pairs of such stops are used to locate both the slide-rod and the print-medium support respectively. A respective biasing retainer forcibly engages each located support element against one or the other of its stops. In another facet of the invention, an accurate system establishes and adjustably controls printhead-to-print-medium spacing without an assembly fixture. An adjustable mechanism (such as the biasing retainer mentioned above), distinct from both support elements, locates one of the two supports relative to the other. The mechanism includes components that enable adjustment to control the spacing between the printhead and the printing medium--but these adjustment-enabling components contribute zero uncertainty to the spacing. The assembly method includes positioning the slide-rod with its two ends in respective oversize mounting holes of a chassis, and attaching to each end of the slide-rod a respective retainer to force the slide-rod end in one of exactly two opposite directions against the mounting-hole edge.

摘要翻译： 打印介质支撑（例如压板）和打印头滑架滑杆都可以从单个机架共同支撑和定位。 优选地，使用一对正止动件来定位滑杆，并且偏置保持器强制地抵靠杆来选择性地抵靠一对正止动件的停止。 或者，两个正止动器用于定位打印介质支撑件，或者分别使用这样的止动件对来分别定位滑动杆和打印介质支撑件。 相应的偏压保持器强制地将每个定位的支撑元件接合在其一个或另一个止动件上。 在本发明的另一方面，精确的系统建立并可调节地控制打印头到打印介质的间距而没有组装夹具。 与两个支撑元件不同的可调节机构（例如上述的偏置保持器）相对于另一个定位两个支撑件中的一个。 该机构包括能够进行调节以控制打印头和打印介质之间的间隔的组件，但是这些可调节使能组件对间距贡献零不确定性。 组装方法包括将滑动杆的两端定位在底盘的相应的超大安装孔中，并且将滑动杆的每个端部附接到相应的保持器，以将滑杆端部按照两个相反的方向中的一个抵抗 安装孔边缘。

公开(公告)号：US06869162B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-22

申请号：US10401189

申请日：2003-03-27

申请人： Edward P. Maher

发明人： Edward P. Maher

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16588 ,  B41J2/16517

摘要： In accordance with one embodiment, a printing device includes one or more print cartridges configured to remain stationary in a first position over a media path during printing and configured to be serviced while in a second position outside an area above the media path. The printing device further includes a service station configured to service the one or more print cartridges; and, a motor assembly configured to move the one or more print cartridges from the first position to the second position.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，打印装置包括被配置为在打印期间在介质路径上的第一位置保持静止的一个或多个打印盒，并且被配置为在介质路径上方的区域外的第二位置处被维修。 打印设备还包括被配置为维护一个或多个打印墨盒的维修站; 以及配置成将所述一个或多个打印墨盒从所述第一位置移动到所述第二位置的马达组件。

公开(公告)号：US07731326B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-08

申请号：US11256248

申请日：2005-10-21

申请人： Raul Perez ,  Edward P. Maher

发明人： Raul Perez ,  Edward P. Maher

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/17533 ,  B41J2/1752

摘要： Various embodiments of a storage system are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了存储系统的各种实施例。

公开(公告)号：US07202970B1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-10

申请号：US09702380

申请日：2000-10-31

申请人： Edward P. Maher ,  Thomas J. Stark

发明人： Edward P. Maher ,  Thomas J. Stark

IPC分类号： H04N1/387 ,  G06K15/02 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B42D15/10

CPC分类号： B41J11/66 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J3/44 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/48 ,  B41J13/12

摘要： The present invention is embodied in a printing system for printing identification cards with durable full-color images using an inkjet printing device. In general, the present invention provides an inkjet printing device that is used to print images on a plastic identification card. The images are printed reversibly on a transparent media. The transparent media is then laminated onto a plastic card with the side with the images being adhered to the card. As a result, the images are viewed as being printed correctly on the transparent media. Further, the images are protected on one side by the transparent media itself and on the other side by the plastic card.

摘要翻译： 本发明体现在使用喷墨打印装置打印具有持久的全色图像的识别卡的打印系统中。 通常，本发明提供一种用于在塑料识别卡上打印图像的喷墨打印装置。 图像可逆地打印在透明介质上。 然后将透明介质层压到具有图像粘附到卡上的侧面的塑料卡上。 因此，图像被视为在透明介质上正确打印。 此外，图像在一侧由透明介质本身保护，另一侧由塑料卡保护。

公开(公告)号：US06814421B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-09

申请号：US10279693

申请日：2002-10-24

申请人： Edward P. Maher

发明人： Edward P. Maher

IPC分类号： B41J2165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16505 ,  B41J2/16547 ,  B41J2/16585

摘要： In accordance with one embodiment, a printing device includes a plurality of print cartridges arranged in an array. The printing device also includes a plurality of modular cleaning units for servicing the plurality of print cartridges, the modular cleaning units being arranged to allow the plurality of print cartridges to be serviced simultaneously.