Ink drop detector waste ink removal system
US6454373B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/17
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A waste ink removal system cleans ink residue from an electrostatic sensing element of an ink drop detector in a printing mechanism when a scraper, supported by a base, is actuated between a retracted position and an engaged position. The system also includes a debris receptacle and/or an absorber which the scraper contacts, after scraping ink from the sensing element, to remove the ink from the scraper surface. A method of cleaning ink residue from an electrostatic sensing element of an ink drop detector, and a printing mechanism having such a waste ink removal system are also provided.
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