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Line inkjet head cleaning apparatus, cleaning method, and cleaning program

US9994026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 12, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/16585
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A line inkjet head cleaning apparatus for effectively cleaning a long line inkjet head includes a wiper fixer extending in a longitudinal direction of a line inkjet head as a cleaning target and having a predetermined width in a vertical direction, a cleaning wiper being fixed to an upper end thereof, a cleaning solution tank having a predetermined volume accommodating the wiper fixer and having an opening in an upper surface, and a driver that vertically moves the wiper fixer between a cleaning solution in the cleaning solution tank and the line inkjet head as a cleaning target positioned above the opening.

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