Apparatus and method for cleaning ink jet printer
US6739696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16541
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A maintenance apparatus wipes the nozzle surface of a print head using a wiper having no ink adhering thereto. The maintenance apparatus has a wiper that moves in a direction towards and away from the plane of the nozzle surface of a print head that travels bidirectionally widthwise to the printing paper. A remover removes foreign matter on the wiper when the wiper is moved while in contact with the rake part of the remover.
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