Method of maintaining printheads using wipers moving in opposite directions
US10232652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of wiping a plurality of printheads positioned in a staggered overlapping arrangement across a width of a media feed path, each printhead having a respective wiper associated therewith. The wipers for neighboring printheads are moved in opposite directions with respect to each other.
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