Printers and printhead cleaning primarily in page-wide array printers
US7866788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16535
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of printing on a substrate and a printer are provided. The method uses a printer comprising a print head and a mask having a hole therethrough, the mask being disposed between the print head and the substrate, and comprises aligning the hole with the print head; printing on the substrate through the hole; and misaligning the hole with the print head so that the print head is covered by the mask. The method may allow the servicing of a print head in the array while the printer is printing on the substrate using at least one of the remainder of the print heads in the array.
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