Indexing stop for a printer carriage

Details Indexing stop for a printer carriage Indexing stop for a printer carriage

1999-03-29

2000-09-26

Hilten, John S.

Typewriting machines

Carriage or carriage-moving or movement-regulating mechanism

400284, B41J 2100

Patent

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061234729

ABSTRACT:
An indexing stop is moveable relative to a printer carriage that carries cartridges for printing a swath at a time. Part of the stop is in the path that the carriage travels. The stop is advanced while the cartridges print one, "first" swath (that is, while the carriage is stationary). The stop is advanced to a position corresponding to the location where the carriage is to be moved to facilitate printing of the next, "second" swath. Once the first swath is printed, the carriage is controlled to move toward and abut the stop, thus arriving in the location for printing the second swath. The stop simplifies and speeds the carriage movement between swaths, thereby increasing printer throughput.

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