EP0913264A3 - Inkjet printhead service station - Google Patents

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EP0913264A3
EP0913264A3 EP98308809A EP98308809A EP0913264A3 EP 0913264 A3 EP0913264 A3 EP 0913264A3 EP 98308809 A EP98308809 A EP 98308809A EP 98308809 A EP98308809 A EP 98308809A EP 0913264 A3 EP0913264 A3 EP 0913264A3
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cartridge
printheads
inkjet
service station
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Keng Leong Ng
We-Lym Darren Siow
Eng Kuan Lim
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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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
    • B41J2/16544—Constructions for the positioning of wipers
    • B41J2/16547—Constructions for the positioning of wipers the wipers and caps or spittoons being on the same movable support

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A timing cam driven service station services a pair of inkjet cartridges, such as interchangeable first and second inkjet cartridges when installed with a third inkjet cartridge, in a dual-cartridge carriage of an inkjet printing mechanism. The interchangeable cartridge system uses a black ink cartridge and a full color cartridge with full-colorant concentrations of colored ink for printing graphics and text. For printing photographic type images, the black cartridge is replaced with an imaging cartridge that carries ink formulations having reduced colorant concentrations to provide near photographic quality images. The service station has a timing cam drive that selectively translationally moves caps and wipers to service the installed printheads, including the capability to independently wipe each printhead for optimum servicing, as well as the capability to simultaneously wipe both installed printheads to speed servicing during a print job. The timing cam drive also drives a carriage lock to secure a carriage carrying the printheads in a fixed position when the printheads are capped. A method is also provided of servicing inkjet printheads installed in the printing mechanism.
EP98308809A 1997-10-28 1998-10-28 Inkjet printhead service station Withdrawn EP0913264A3 (en)

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SG3808697 1997-10-28
SG9738086 1997-10-28

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EP0913264A3 true EP0913264A3 (en) 1999-07-21

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US5155497A (en) * 1991-07-30 1992-10-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Service station for ink-jet printer
EP0597621A2 (en) * 1992-11-12 1994-05-18 Xerox Corporation Capping carriage for ink jet printer maintenance station
EP0597505A1 (en) * 1988-10-07 1994-05-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus

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US4872027A (en) 1987-11-03 1989-10-03 Hewlett-Packard Company Printer having identifiable interchangeable heads
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EP0597505A1 (en) * 1988-10-07 1994-05-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
EP0480302A1 (en) * 1990-10-03 1992-04-15 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording apparatus
US5155497A (en) * 1991-07-30 1992-10-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Service station for ink-jet printer
EP0597621A2 (en) * 1992-11-12 1994-05-18 Xerox Corporation Capping carriage for ink jet printer maintenance station

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