Purging fixing-liquid ejection devices
US7267422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16526
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided. Nozzles of a fluid-ejection device of an imaging device adapted to eject a clear fixing liquid are purged by ejecting a number of drops of the clear fixing liquid through the nozzles onto a non-imaging portion of a media sheet.
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