Pagewidth printhead assembly including capping devices that have movement in two perpendicular directions
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Jul 19, 2005
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Feb 19, 2004
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Aug 8, 2003
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Mar 27, 2001
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An ink ejection type printhead assembly includes a plurality of printhead modules, each of which includes a U shaped shutter that is mounted on the module with the arms of the shutter engaging the upper and lower surfaces of the module. The upper arm of the shutter has a pad that in the closed position blocks the outlets of the printhead. The shutter slides between open and closed positions under the influence e of a rotatable cam. The shutter includes a resilient leg flexible arm that carries a pad that engages a nozzle guard of the printhead when in the closed position. The flexible arm is moved away from the nozzle guard during opening and closing operations.
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