Head cleaning device, image forming device, and head cleaning method
US8382233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16517
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head cleaning device includes an electrode disposed in a position confronting to a bottom of a head in a cleaning position, the head including nozzles for discharging a water-soluble ink, the electrode being set in a covered state to provide a surface covered with an electrolyte which, when electrolyzed, dissolves the water-soluble ink. A liquid supplying unit supplies the electrolyte to the electrode so that the electrode is set in the covered state. A voltage supplying unit supplies a voltage between the head and the electrode to electrolyze the electrolyte on the surface of the electrode in the covered state.
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