Method and device for cleaning a nozzle outlet surface on a print head of an ink jet printer
US6478402B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16588
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for cleaning a nozzle outlet surface on a print head of an ink jet printer by a cleaning head, the ink being wiped off the nozzle outlet surface by a doctor blade on the cleaning head and being sucked away by a vacuum generator connected to the cleaning head, includes sucking the ink out of the interior of at least one nozzle on the nozzle outlet surface, by forming with the cleaning head an evacuation chamber over the opening, applying vacuum to the evacuation chamber by the vacuum generator, and hermetically sealing off the evacuation chamber; a device for performing the method; an ink jet printer having the device; an offset and/or rotary printing machine integrated with the ink jet printer; and an offset and/or rotary printing machine coupled in-line with the ink jet printer.
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