Printhead cap for attenuating the drying of ink from a printhead during periods of printer inactivity
US10828901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/16597
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A capping station is configured for storing a printhead during printer inactivity to restore and preserve the operational status of the nozzles in the printhead. Each capping station has a receptacle having at least one wall and a floor configured to enclose a volume partially, and a sealing member mounted to an upper surface of the at least one wall of the receptacle so the sealing member extends away from the upper surface of the at least one wall. The sealing member has a surface that slopes toward the volume within the receptacle to direct fluid on the sloping surface of the sealing member into the volume within the receptacle.
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