FULL FUNCTION MAINTENANCE STATION

摘要

An apparatus and method of operating a maintenance station (160) in a printer (300) are provided. The method includes providing a feed roller shaft (312) including an end, the feed roller shaft being connected to a motor; providing a maintenance station (160) disposed near the end of the feed roller shaft, the maintenance station comprising a first pinion (336); a second pinion (337); and a maintenance sled including a rack (150) with the rack including teeth positioned along a length dimension (155) of the rack to provide a travel path for the maintenance sled; and using the motor that is connected to the feed roller shaft to cause the maintenance sled to travel back and forth along the travel path by separately engaging the first and second pinions, respectively, with the rack teeth.