Method of performing dynamic printhead maintenance firing in an ink jet printer
US7287826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16526
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of performing printhead maintenance firing in an ink jet printer that has a printhead carrier that carries an ink jet printhead, the ink jet printer having a waste ink receptacle, includes the steps of decelerating the printhead carrier from a first velocity after printing print data; and controlling a firing of the printhead during the decelerating in accordance with maintenance data so that ink droplets ejected from the printhead during the decelerating are received by the waste ink receptacle.
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