Mobile device with a printhead and a capper actuated by contact with the media to be printed
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1. A card printing device comprising:
- (a) an inkjet printhead;
(b) a feed path for feeding cards past the printhead;
(c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead; and
(d) a locking mechanism including actuation arms, configured to hold the capper in the uncapped position in response to the actuation arms sliding against each card as the card is printed by the inkjet printhead, and allow the capper to move to the capping position in response to disengagement of the actuation arms with a trailing edge of the card.
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Abstract
A mobile device that is (a) an inkjet printhead, (b) a print media feed path extending past the printhead, (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead, and (d) a locking mechanism configured to move the capper to the uncapped position in response to engagement with the media such that the capper returns to the capped position upon disengagement with the media.
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1. A card printing device comprising:
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(a) an inkjet printhead; (b) a feed path for feeding cards past the printhead; (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead; and (d) a locking mechanism including actuation arms, configured to hold the capper in the uncapped position in response to the actuation arms sliding against each card as the card is printed by the inkjet printhead, and allow the capper to move to the capping position in response to disengagement of the actuation arms with a trailing edge of the card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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