| 摘要 |
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a print carriage 12, a docking station 14 and a number of printheads 18, 20. The carriage 12 and docking station 14 are driven by respective actuators and a control means 16 operates either or both of the two actuators, so as to transfer at least one of the printheads 18, 20 between the carriage 12 and docking station 14. Preferably each of the printheads 18, 20 is mounted on a carrier (40, Figs 2a and 2b), which is then transferred between carriage and docking station. The docking station 14 has a number of docking bays 30, 32 for respective printheads 18, 20 or printhead carriers (40, Figs 2a and 2b), and these docking bays 30, 32 are arranged either in a linear or a circular configuration. |
