MEANS FOR LOCATING AN EYELID ASSEMBLY TO A CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTHEAD

摘要

An eyelid assembly is precisely aligned to a catcher in a continuous ink jet printhead. An eyelid linkage mechanism associated with the eyelid assembly, fastens to the ink jet printhead to provide pivot areas that allow the eyelid assembly to rotate in and out of the catcher . A fixture precisely holds and locates the eyelid linkage mechanism to accurately register the eyelid assembly to the catcher. The accurately registered eyelid linkage mechanism is then bonded to the printhead frame, and the eyelid assembly can be secured to the eyelid linkage mechanism using a pivot pin.