Variable force wiper for maintenance station of imaging device
US9597879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16544
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wiper for a maintenance station of an imaging device, including a foundational body that attaches to the maintenance station and a blade on top of the foundational body for scraping fluid and debris from a printhead of the imaging device, the blade being formed of a flexible material having two terminal sections and a central section defining a longitudinal extent of the blade, wherein each of the two terminal sections connects to the foundational body with a thicker expanse of the flexible material compared to the central section that connects to the body with a thinner expanse of the flexible material.
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