US 12,350,938 B2
Compact printing unit with integrated aerosol extraction unit
Mark Profaca, North Ryde (AU); James Lawrence, North Ryde (AU); and Glenn Horrocks, North Ryde (AU)
Assigned to Memjet Technology Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/385,793.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/512,536, filed on Jul. 7, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/385,854, filed on Dec. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181780 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/1652 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing unit comprising:
a fixed maintenance chassis having a bottom plate defining a plurality of first slots;
a plurality of print modules, each print module having a respective inkjet printhead extending across a media feed path;
a lift mechanism for lifting and lowering the print modules relative to the media feed path; and
an aerosol extraction unit mounted to an underside of the bottom plate, the aerosol extraction unit comprising a plurality of aerosol extractors extending across the media feed path between a pair of side bars, the plurality of aerosol extractors being spaced apart along the media feed direction to define a corresponding plurality of second slots aligned with the first slots,
wherein each print module is slidably movable through its respective first and second slots towards the media feed path into a printing position.