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Rotating waste ink accumulation system

US6644779B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
17References
20Claims
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Filing dateSep 20, 2001
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/1721
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A waste ink accumulation system in an ink jet printer includes a rotatable body having an ink-collecting surface and a plurality of projections extending from the ink-collecting surface. An actuating mechanism rotates the body.

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