ATE494146T1 - PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE STATION - Google Patents

PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE STATION

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Publication number
ATE494146T1
ATE494146T1 AT05791390T AT05791390T ATE494146T1 AT E494146 T1 ATE494146 T1 AT E494146T1 AT 05791390 T AT05791390 T AT 05791390T AT 05791390 T AT05791390 T AT 05791390T AT E494146 T1 ATE494146 T1 AT E494146T1
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Austria
Prior art keywords
maintenance station
contact surface
face
printhead
printhead maintenance
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Application number
AT05791390T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
John Douglas Morgan
Kia Silverbrook
Christopher Hibbard
Bruce Gordon Holyoake
Original Assignee
Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16505—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Printers Or Recording Devices Using Electromagnetic And Radiation Means (AREA)
  • Types And Forms Of Lifts (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)

Abstract

A printhead maintenance station (20) for maintaining a printhead (5) in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance station (20) comprises an elastically deformable pad (6) having a contact surface (7) for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face (8) of the printhead (5). The maintenance station (20) also comprises engagement mechanism (25) for moving the pad (6) between a first position in which the contact surface (7) is sealingly engaged with the face (8), and a second position in which the contact surface (7) is disengaged from the fac (8). The maintenance station (20) is configured such that the contact surface (7) is progressively contacted with the face (8) during sealing engagement and peeled away from the face (8) during disengagement.
AT05791390T 2005-10-10 2005-10-10 PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE STATION ATE494146T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/AU2005/001563 WO2007041746A1 (en) 2005-10-10 2005-10-10 Printhead maintenance station

Publications (1)

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ATE494146T1 true ATE494146T1 (en) 2011-01-15

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AT05791390T ATE494146T1 (en) 2005-10-10 2005-10-10 PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE STATION

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1934053B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE494146T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2005337418B2 (en)
DE (1) DE602005025817D1 (en)
WO (1) WO2007041746A1 (en)

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JPH0957987A (en) * 1995-08-29 1997-03-04 Brother Ind Ltd Printing head maintenance mechanism
EP0845360B1 (en) * 1996-11-29 2003-05-21 Seiko Epson Corporation Capping unit and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same
US6151044A (en) * 1997-10-29 2000-11-21 Hewlett-Packard Company Hide-away wiper cleaner for inkjet printheads
JP2000071466A (en) * 1998-08-28 2000-03-07 Canon Aptex Inc Ink jet recorder
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Publication number Publication date
DE602005025817D1 (en) 2011-02-17
EP1934053A4 (en) 2009-01-07
AU2005337418B2 (en) 2009-09-17
WO2007041746A1 (en) 2007-04-19
EP1934053A1 (en) 2008-06-25
AU2005337418A1 (en) 2007-04-19
EP1934053B1 (en) 2011-01-05

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