Wiper for an inkjet printer
US9409401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16538
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an inkjet printer having a small print head assembly and a large print head assembly, a wiper includes a first wiper section having a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the small print head assembly, a decoupler adjacent to the first wiper section, a second wiper section adjacent to the decoupler, where the first and the second wiper sections and the decoupler combined have a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the large print head assembly, and a squared tip at an extremity of the single, segmented wiper to impede wicking action. A tab holds the wiper oriented so as to wipe the print head assemblies in a direction of a printing operation.
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