System and method for print head alignment using alignment adapter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9259931
APP PUB NO 20140168319A1
SERIAL NO

13719854

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Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution.

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  • CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Feistenauer, Harald Winterthur, CH 9 97
Moreau, Jean-Michel Winterthur, CH 24 178
Ngo, Hung Viet Buerglen, CH 108 2331
Stepanek, Patrick Zollikon, CH 6 77

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