CA2349097C - Systeme et methode permettant de maintenir la face anterieure d'un dispositif a jet de liquide dans un etat de proprete adequat - Google Patents
Systeme et methode permettant de maintenir la face anterieure d'un dispositif a jet de liquide dans un etat de proprete adequat Download PDFInfo
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- CA2349097C CA2349097C CA002349097A CA2349097A CA2349097C CA 2349097 C CA2349097 C CA 2349097C CA 002349097 A CA002349097 A CA 002349097A CA 2349097 A CA2349097 A CA 2349097A CA 2349097 C CA2349097 C CA 2349097C
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
- B41J2/16552—Cleaning of print head nozzles using cleaning fluids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16505—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
- B41J2/1652—Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2002/14362—Assembling elements of heads
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- Ink Jet (AREA)
- Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
- Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
- Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
- Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)
- Cleaning Or Drying Semiconductors (AREA)
- Surgical Instruments (AREA)
- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US09/590,742 US6406125B1 (en) | 2000-06-08 | 2000-06-08 | System and method for maintaining the front of a fluid jet device in a relatively clean condition |
US09/590,742 | 2000-06-08 | ||
US09/775,237 US6457802B2 (en) | 2000-06-08 | 2001-02-01 | System and method for maintaining the front of a fluid jet device in a relatively clean condition |
US09/775,237 | 2001-02-01 |
Publications (2)
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CA2349097A1 CA2349097A1 (fr) | 2001-12-08 |
CA2349097C true CA2349097C (fr) | 2006-10-24 |
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CA002349097A Expired - Fee Related CA2349097C (fr) | 2000-06-08 | 2001-05-29 | Systeme et methode permettant de maintenir la face anterieure d'un dispositif a jet de liquide dans un etat de proprete adequat |
Country Status (10)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1162071B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP2002011892A (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1189326C (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE345934T1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU756643B2 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2349097C (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60124621T2 (fr) |
DK (1) | DK1162071T3 (fr) |
MX (1) | MXPA01005702A (fr) |
TW (1) | TW527286B (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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KR100845477B1 (ko) | 2000-06-08 | 2008-07-14 | 일리노이즈 툴 워크스 인코포레이티드 | 유체 분사 장치로부터 공기, 표면 차단체 또는 내부 차단체를 정화하기 위한 장치, 및 유체 분사 장치 |
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US7419239B2 (en) | 2000-10-31 | 2008-09-02 | Zipher Limited | Printing apparatus |
US6637862B2 (en) * | 2002-02-08 | 2003-10-28 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | Maintenance module for fluid jet device |
US6848766B2 (en) * | 2002-10-11 | 2005-02-01 | Eastman Kodak Company | Start-up and shut down of continuous inkjet print head |
US20050099451A1 (en) * | 2003-11-04 | 2005-05-12 | Videojet Technologies Inc. | Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead |
CN100395112C (zh) * | 2003-12-24 | 2008-06-18 | 杭州宏华数码科技股份有限公司 | 数码喷绘机的喷头实时自动清洗方法及其装置 |
EP2089232B1 (fr) * | 2006-12-01 | 2012-08-01 | Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. | Revêtement non mouillant sur un éjecteur de fluide |
CN102858547A (zh) * | 2010-05-02 | 2013-01-02 | Xjet有限公司 | 带有自清洗、防沉积与除烟气装置的打印系统 |
CN103041943B (zh) * | 2013-01-10 | 2015-09-02 | 深圳市华星光电技术有限公司 | 喷嘴清洁装置和具有该喷嘴清洁装置的涂布机 |
JP6241092B2 (ja) * | 2013-06-28 | 2017-12-06 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | インクジェットプリンター |
JP6792708B2 (ja) | 2017-03-31 | 2020-11-25 | ヒューレット−パッカード デベロップメント カンパニー エル.ピー.Hewlett‐Packard Development Company, L.P. | プリントヘッドのためのプライマ |
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JPH02108549A (ja) * | 1988-09-26 | 1990-04-20 | Tektronix Inc | インクジェット・ヘッドの洗浄方法及び装置 |
US5184147A (en) * | 1991-04-22 | 1993-02-02 | Tektronix, Inc. | Ink jet print head maintenance system |
JP3417449B2 (ja) * | 1997-01-20 | 2003-06-16 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | インクジェット式記録装置 |
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- 2001-05-25 AT AT01304624T patent/ATE345934T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-05-29 CA CA002349097A patent/CA2349097C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-04 CN CNB011157380A patent/CN1189326C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-06 MX MXPA01005702A patent/MXPA01005702A/es active IP Right Grant
- 2001-06-07 AU AU51798/01A patent/AU756643B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2001-06-07 JP JP2001172501A patent/JP2002011892A/ja active Pending
- 2001-06-08 TW TW090114104A patent/TW527286B/zh not_active IP Right Cessation
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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KR100845477B1 (ko) | 2000-06-08 | 2008-07-14 | 일리노이즈 툴 워크스 인코포레이티드 | 유체 분사 장치로부터 공기, 표면 차단체 또는 내부 차단체를 정화하기 위한 장치, 및 유체 분사 장치 |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP1162071B1 (fr) | 2006-11-22 |
CN1344620A (zh) | 2002-04-17 |
CA2349097A1 (fr) | 2001-12-08 |
CN1189326C (zh) | 2005-02-16 |
TW527286B (en) | 2003-04-11 |
ATE345934T1 (de) | 2006-12-15 |
DE60124621T2 (de) | 2007-09-13 |
DE60124621D1 (de) | 2007-01-04 |
DK1162071T3 (da) | 2007-03-19 |
JP2002011892A (ja) | 2002-01-15 |
MXPA01005702A (es) | 2003-08-20 |
EP1162071A1 (fr) | 2001-12-12 |
AU756643B2 (en) | 2003-01-16 |
AU5179801A (en) | 2001-12-13 |
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EEER | Examination request | ||
MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20150529 |