Apparatus for increasing waste ink accumulation capacity in an ink jet
US6536867B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16508
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A maintenance unit for use in an ink jet printer includes a maintenance frame coupled to a printer frame, a maintenance sled moveably coupled to the maintenance frame and a spreader mechanism coupled to the maintenance sled, wherein the spreader mechanism disperses waste ink over a waste ink accumulation region as the maintenance sled moves relative to the maintenance frame.
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