CN114103454B - Ink jet printing system and nozzle maintenance method - Google Patents

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CN114103454B
CN114103454B CN202111384838.1A CN202111384838A CN114103454B CN 114103454 B CN114103454 B CN 114103454B CN 202111384838 A CN202111384838 A CN 202111384838A CN 114103454 B CN114103454 B CN 114103454B
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The invention relates to an ink-jet printing system and a nozzle maintenance method, wherein the ink-jet printing system is characterized in that a maintenance area is divided in a box body, a maintenance room is arranged in the maintenance area, the maintenance room is isolated from a working area in the box body through a first isolation door, the maintenance room is isolated from the outer side of the box body through a second isolation door, when a nozzle is damaged and needs maintenance, the first isolation door is opened to enable the maintenance room to be communicated with the working area, the damaged nozzle is sent into the maintenance room, the first isolation door is closed, then the second isolation door is opened, the damaged nozzle is taken out for maintenance, the whole taking-out process of the damaged nozzle does not influence the normal operation of other nozzles in the working area, the damaged nozzle is taken out under the condition of no shutdown, the normal operation of ink-jet printing is ensured, and the influence of the damage and maintenance of the nozzle on productivity is reduced.

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Ink jet printing system and nozzle maintenance method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of display, in particular to an ink-jet printing system and a nozzle maintenance method.
Background
The current trend of OLED (organic light emitting diode) display panel manufacturing process is moving towards ink-jet printing, because there are many film layers involved, such as HIL (hole injection) layer, HTL (hole transport) layer, R (red) pixel layer, G (green) pixel layer and B (blue) pixel layer. Therefore, at least five materials need to be used, and some inks need to be replaced at the same time, so that a working area and a nozzle maintenance area exist in an ink-jet printing equipment area, but the materials are integrated in the same cavity, and when the ink-jet printing equipment is damaged, the damaged nozzle needs to be stopped to perform related maintenance operation, and the ink-jet printing capacity is greatly influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problem that the productivity is influenced by the damage of a spray head in the existing ink-jet printing process.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an inkjet printing system comprising: the ink jet printer comprises a box body, wherein the inner side of the box body is provided with an operation area for performing ink jet printing operation and at least one maintenance area for maintaining a spray head; the maintenance room is arranged in the maintenance area of the box body and provided with a first isolation door corresponding to the operation area, the first isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance room from the operation area, the maintenance room is also provided with a second isolation door corresponding to the outer side of the box body, and the second isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance room from the outer side of the box body; when the concentration of the gas in the maintenance room is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, the first isolation door is opened, and the maintenance room is communicated with the operation area; when the concentration of the gas in the maintenance room is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, the second isolation door is opened, and the maintenance room is communicated with the outside of the box body.
Optionally, the maintenance room is convexly disposed on an inner surface of a side wall of the box body, and the second isolation door is opened on the side wall of the box body corresponding to the maintenance room.
Optionally, the maintenance room is provided with a first pipeline, a first switch for controlling the first isolation door to open or close, and a second switch for controlling the second isolation door to open or close.
Optionally, at least one buffer area for replacing the spray head is arranged inside the box body, a buffer chamber is arranged inside the buffer area, the buffer chamber is provided with a third isolation door corresponding to the operation area, the third isolation door is used for isolating the buffer chamber from the operation area, the maintenance chamber is further provided with a fourth isolation door corresponding to the outer side of the box body, and the fourth isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance chamber from the outer side of the box body; when the concentration of the gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, the third isolation door is opened, and the buffer chamber is communicated with the operation area; when the concentration of the gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, the fourth isolation door is opened, and the buffer chamber is communicated with the outside of the box body.
Optionally, the buffer chamber is convexly disposed on an inner surface of a side wall of the box body, and the fourth isolation door is opened on the side wall of the box body corresponding to the buffer chamber.
Optionally, the buffer chamber is provided with a second pipeline, a third switch for controlling the third isolation door to open or close, and a fourth switch for controlling the fourth isolation door to open or close.
Optionally, the first gas is an inert gas, and the second gas is air.
Optionally, at least one guide rail for conveying the spray head is arranged in the working area, and a conveying path of the guide rail passes through the first isolation door and the third isolation door.
Optionally, the number of the guide rails in the working area is two, and the guide rails include a first guide rail and a second guide rail, the conveying path of the first guide rail passes through the first isolation door and the third isolation door, and the second guide rail is arranged on one side of the first guide rail.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a method for maintaining a nozzle, including:
providing an inkjet printing system as described above;
conveying the spray head to be maintained to the outer side of the first isolation door;
introducing first gas into the maintenance chamber until the concentration of the gas in the maintenance chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, and opening the first isolation door;
sending the spray head to be maintained to a maintenance room, and closing a first isolation door;
introducing second gas into the maintenance room until the concentration of the air in the maintenance room is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, and opening a second isolating door;
and taking out the to-be-maintained spray head in the maintenance chamber for maintenance.
Optionally, the method further includes:
introducing second gas into the buffer chamber until the concentration of the second gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, and opening a fourth isolating door;
sending the maintained spray head into a buffer chamber, and closing a fourth isolating door;
introducing first gas into the buffer chamber until the concentration of the first gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, and opening a third isolating door;
and taking out the spray head in the buffer chamber.
The invention has the beneficial effects that the ink jet printing system divides a maintenance area in the box body, and a maintenance room is arranged in the maintenance area, the maintenance room is isolated from a working area in the box body through a first isolation door, and the maintenance room is isolated from the outer side of the box body through a second isolation door, when a nozzle is damaged and needs maintenance, the first isolation door is opened to enable the maintenance room to be communicated with the working area, the damaged nozzle is sent into the maintenance room, the first isolation door is closed, then the second isolation door is opened to take out the damaged nozzle for maintenance, the whole taking-out process of the damaged nozzle cannot influence the normal operation of ink jet printing operation of other nozzles in the working area, the damaged nozzle is taken out under the condition of no shutdown, the normal operation of ink jet printing is ensured, and the influence of the damage and maintenance of the nozzle on productivity is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an inkjet printing system in an exemplary embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 2 a-2 d are schematic diagrams illustrating a process for maintaining a printhead in an inkjet printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for maintaining a printhead in an inkjet printing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an inkjet printing system in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 a-5 g are schematic diagrams illustrating a maintenance flow of a nozzle in an inkjet printing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a method for maintaining a printhead in an inkjet printing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
the parts in the figure are numbered as follows:
100. 100', inkjet printing system, 110, box, 110a, operation area, 110b, maintenance area, 110c, buffer area, 120, buffer chamber, 121, first isolation door, 122, second isolation door, 123, first pipeline, 130, guide rail, 131, first guide rail, 132, second guide rail, 140, buffer chamber, 141, third isolation door, 142, fourth isolation door, 143, second pipeline, 200, nozzle.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
According to the ink-jet printing system provided by the invention, the maintenance area is divided in the box body, the maintenance room is arranged in the maintenance area, the maintenance room is isolated from the working area in the box body through the first isolation door, the maintenance room is isolated from the outer side of the box body through the second isolation door, when the nozzle is damaged and needs maintenance, the first isolation door is opened to enable the maintenance room to be communicated with the working area, the damaged nozzle is sent into the maintenance room, the first isolation door is closed, then the second isolation door is opened to take out the damaged nozzle for maintenance, the whole taking-out process of the damaged nozzle cannot influence the normal operation of other nozzles in the working area, the damaged nozzle is taken out under the condition of no shutdown, the normal operation of ink-jet printing is ensured, and the influence of nozzle damage and maintenance on the productivity is reduced. As a typical application, the ink jet printing system can be used for manufacturing OLED display panels.
In one embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 1, an inkjet printing system 100 includes a cabinet 110, a service room 120, and a guide rail 130. The box body 110 is internally provided with a working area 110a and a maintenance area 110b, the working area 110a is used for carrying out ink jet printing operation, the maintenance room 120 is arranged in the maintenance area 110b, the maintenance room 120 is provided with a first isolation door 121 corresponding to the working area 110a, the maintenance room 120 is provided with a second isolation door 122 corresponding to the outer side of the box body 110, the first isolation door 121 isolates the maintenance room 120 from the working area 110a, and the second isolation door 122 isolates the maintenance room 120 from the outer side of the box body 110. The guide rail 130 is disposed in the working area 110a, and a conveying path of the guide rail 130 passes through the maintenance room 120.
The operation area 110a is filled with a first gas (not shown in the figure), the first isolation door 121 is opened under the condition that the maintenance chamber 120 needs to be filled with the first gas and the concentration of the filled first gas is consistent with the concentration of the first gas in the operation area 110a, under such condition, when the first isolation door 121 is opened, the gas atmosphere inside the maintenance chamber 120 can be ensured to be consistent with the inside of the operation area 110a, the maintenance chamber 120 can be regarded as the extension of the operation area 110a, and the damaged nozzle 200 is taken out of the maintenance chamber 120 on the premise of not affecting the normal operation of the inkjet printing in the operation area 110 a. The second isolation door 122 is opened when the maintenance room 120 needs to be filled with the second gas, and the concentration of the filled second gas is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, and at this time, the first isolation door 121 is in a closed state, and the second gas does not enter the working area 110a, so that the purity of the first gas in the working area 110a is ensured.
The first gas is an inert gas, such as argon. The second gas is air, and the concentration of the second gas is that the oxygen content in the air reaches 18.5%. The concentration is volume percent.
In this embodiment, the maintenance area 110b is convexly disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of one side of the box body 110, the maintenance room 120 disposed in the maintenance area 110b is convexly disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of one side of the box body 110, and the second isolation door 122 is disposed on the sidewall of the box body 110 corresponding to the maintenance room 120, so that the space occupied by the maintenance area 110b can be saved, and the space inside the box body 110 can be fully utilized.
The maintenance room 120 is provided with a first pipeline 123, a first switch (not shown) for controlling the first isolation door 121 to open or close, and a second switch (not shown) for controlling the second isolation door 122 to open or close. The first pipeline 123 is used for introducing a first gas into the maintenance chamber 120 so that the concentration of the first gas in the maintenance chamber 120 is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area 110a, and the first isolation door 121 is opened; the first pipeline 123 may also be used to introduce a second gas into the maintenance chamber 120 to replace the first gas in the maintenance chamber 120, so that the concentration of the second gas in the maintenance chamber 120 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box 110, and the second isolation door 122 is opened. A gas concentration detection device is arranged in the maintenance room 120, when the concentration of the first gas in the maintenance room 120 is consistent with that of the first gas in the working area 110a, the first switch controls the first isolation door 121 to be opened, and when the concentration of the first gas in the maintenance room 120 is inconsistent with that of the first gas in the working area 110a, the first switch controls the first isolation door 121 to be closed; when the concentration of the second gas in the service room 120 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, the second switch controls the second isolation door 122 to be opened, and when the concentration of the second gas in the service room 120 is inconsistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, the second switch controls the second isolation door 122 to be closed.
The number of the first pipes 123 is 1. In another embodiment, the number of first pipes 123 may be 2, one for introducing the first gas into the service room 120 and the other for introducing the second gas into the service room 120. The first switch and the second switch are respectively electromagnetic valve switches.
As a modification, the number of the guide rails 130 is 2, and the guide rails include a first guide rail 131 and a second guide rail 132, a transfer path of the first guide rail 131 passes through the maintenance room 120, the second guide rail 132 is disposed at one side of the first guide rail 131, the second guide rail 132 is perpendicular to the first guide rail 131, and the second guide rail 132 is used for transferring the damaged heads 200 to the first guide rail 131 and transferring the damaged heads to the maintenance room 120 from the first guide rail 131. The first guide rail 131 is the same as a running route of a substrate (not shown in the figure) in the working area 110a, a pixel defining layer is disposed on the surface of the substrate, a plurality of pixel openings arranged in an array are disposed on the surface of the pixel defining layer, and an ink jet printer in the working area 110a forms a functional layer by ink-jetting an ink solution to the pixel openings through the nozzle 200.
Referring to fig. 2a to 2d and fig. 3, the method for performing maintenance on the ejection head 200 by using the inkjet printing system 100 includes the following steps:
s101, providing an ink-jet printing system 100;
s102, referring to FIG. 2a, the shower head 200 to be maintained is conveyed to the outer side of the first isolation door 121 through the guide rail 130;
s103, referring to fig. 2a, a first gas is introduced into the maintenance room 120 through the first pipeline 123 until the concentration of the first gas in the maintenance room 120 is consistent with the concentration of the first gas in the working area 110a, and the first switch controls the first isolation door 121 to open;
s104, referring to FIG. 2b, the to-be-maintained showerhead 200 is sent to the maintenance room 120, and the first isolation door 121 is closed;
s105, referring to FIG. 2c, second gas is introduced into the maintenance room 120 through the first pipeline 123 until the concentration of the second gas in the maintenance room 120 is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body 110, and the second isolation door 122 is opened;
s106, referring to fig. 2d, the nozzle to be maintained in the maintenance room 120 is taken out for maintenance, and the second isolation door 122 is closed.
In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, the inkjet printing system 100' further includes a buffer chamber 140, a buffer area 110c is disposed in the box body 110, the buffer chamber 140 is disposed in the buffer area 110c, the buffer chamber 140 is used for replacing the ejection head 200, the buffer chamber 140 is disposed with a third isolation door 141 corresponding to the operation area 110a, the buffer chamber 140 is disposed with a fourth isolation door 142 corresponding to the outside of the box body 110, the third isolation door 141 isolates the buffer chamber 140 from the operation area 110a, and the fourth isolation door 142 isolates the maintenance chamber 140 from the outside of the box body 110. The transfer path of the first guide rail 131 passes through the maintenance room 120 and the buffer room 140.
The fourth isolation door 142 is opened when the buffer chamber 140 needs to be filled with the second gas, and the concentration of the filled second gas is the same as the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, and at this time, the third isolation door 141 is in a closed state, and the second gas does not enter the operation area 110a, so that the purity of the first gas in the operation area 110a is ensured, and the finished and normally usable showerhead 200 is conveniently fed into the buffer chamber 140. The third isolation door 141 is opened under the condition that the buffer chamber 140 is filled with the first gas and the concentration of the filled first gas is consistent with the concentration of the first gas in the operation area 110a, so that when the third isolation door 141 is opened, the gas atmosphere inside the buffer chamber 140 can be ensured to be consistent with the inside of the operation area 110a, the buffer chamber 140 can be regarded as an extension of the operation area 110a, and the completed and normally usable ejection head 200 can be delivered to the ink jet printer in the operation area 110a without affecting the normal operation of the ink jet printing in the operation area 110 a.
In this embodiment, the buffer area 110c is convexly disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of one side of the box body 110, the buffer chamber 140 disposed in the buffer area 110c is convexly disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of one side of the box body 110, and the fourth isolation door 142 is disposed on the sidewall of the box body 110 corresponding to the buffer chamber 140, so that the space occupied by the buffer area 110c can be saved, and the space inside the box body 110 can be fully utilized. The buffer area 110c and the maintenance area 110b are respectively protruded on the inner surface of the same sidewall of the box body 110, so that the first guide rail 131 passes through the maintenance area 110b and the buffer area 110c in sequence, and the utilization rate of the inner space of the box body 110 is improved.
The buffer chamber 140 is provided with a second pipeline 143, a third switch (not shown) for controlling the third isolation door 141 to open or close, and a fourth switch (not shown) for controlling the fourth isolation door 142 to open or close. The second pipeline 143 is used for introducing the first gas into the buffer chamber 140 to make the first gas concentration in the buffer chamber 140 consistent with the first gas concentration in the operation area 110a, so as to open the third isolation door 141; the second pipeline 143 may also be used to introduce a second gas into the buffer chamber 140 to replace the first gas in the buffer chamber 140, so that the concentration of the second gas in the buffer chamber 140 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box 110, and the fourth isolation door 142 is opened. A gas concentration detection device is arranged in the buffer chamber 140, when the concentration of the first gas in the buffer chamber 140 is consistent with that of the first gas in the working area 110a, the third switch controls the third isolation door 141 to be opened, and when the concentration of the first gas in the buffer chamber 140 is inconsistent with that of the first gas in the working area 110a, the third switch controls the third isolation door 141 to be closed; when the concentration of the second gas in the buffer chamber 140 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, the fourth switch controls the fourth isolation door 142 to be opened, and when the concentration of the second gas in the buffer chamber 140 is inconsistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, the fourth switch controls the fourth isolation door 142 to be closed. The third switch and the fourth switch are respectively electromagnetic valve switches.
Referring to fig. 5 a-5 g, a method for performing nozzle maintenance using the inkjet printing system 100' includes the steps of:
s101, providing an ink-jet printing system 100';
s102, referring to FIG. 5a, the shower head 200 to be maintained is conveyed to the outside of the first isolation door 121 through the guide rail 130;
s103, referring to fig. 5a, introducing a first gas into the maintenance room 120 through the first pipeline 123 until the concentration of the first gas in the maintenance room 120 is consistent with the concentration of the first gas in the working area 110a, and controlling the first isolation door 121 to open by the first switch;
s104, referring to FIG. 5b, the shower head 200 to be maintained is sent to the maintenance room 120, and the first isolation door 121 is closed;
s105, referring to FIG. 5c, second gas is introduced into the maintenance room 120 through the first pipeline 123 until the concentration of the second gas in the maintenance room 120 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, and the second isolation door 122 is opened;
s106, referring to fig. 5c, taking out the nozzle to be maintained in the maintenance room 120 for maintenance, and closing the second isolation door 122;
s107, referring to fig. 5d, the second gas is introduced into the buffer chamber 140 through the second pipeline 143 until the concentration of the gas in the buffer chamber 140 is consistent with the concentration of the second gas outside the box body 110, and the fourth isolation door 142 is opened;
s108, referring to FIG. 5e, the maintained showerhead 200 is transferred into the buffer chamber 140, and the fourth isolation gate 142 is closed;
s109, referring to fig. 5f, introducing the first gas into the buffer chamber 140 until the concentration of the first gas in the buffer chamber 140 is consistent with the concentration of the first gas in the working area 110a, and opening the third isolation door 141;
s110, referring to FIG. 5g, the showerhead 200 is taken out of the buffer chamber 140, and the third isolation gate 141 is closed.
The head 200 taken out of the buffer chamber 140 is assembled to an ink jet printer to perform ink jet printing.
The inkjet printing system 100' can send the normally usable nozzles 200 into the operation area 110a without affecting the normal operation of inkjet printing in the operation area 110a, thereby ensuring the number of nozzles in the operation area 100a and ensuring the productivity of inkjet printing.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that various modifications and decorations can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An inkjet printing system, comprising:
the ink jet printer comprises a box body, wherein the inner side of the box body is provided with an operation area for performing ink jet printing operation and at least one maintenance area for performing nozzle maintenance;
the maintenance room is arranged in the maintenance area of the box body and provided with a first isolation door corresponding to the operation area, the first isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance room from the operation area, the maintenance room is also provided with a second isolation door corresponding to the outer side of the box body, and the second isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance room from the outer side of the box body;
when the concentration of the gas in the maintenance room is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, the first isolation door is opened, and the maintenance room is communicated with the operation area;
when the concentration of the gas in the maintenance chamber is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, the second isolation door is opened, and the maintenance chamber is communicated with the outside of the box body;
the inner side of the box body is provided with at least one buffer area for replacing the spray head, a buffer chamber is arranged in the buffer area, the buffer chamber is provided with a third isolation door corresponding to the operation area, the third isolation door is used for isolating the buffer chamber from the operation area, the maintenance chamber is also provided with a fourth isolation door corresponding to the outer side of the box body, and the fourth isolation door is used for isolating the maintenance chamber from the outer side of the box body;
when the concentration of the gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, the third isolation door is opened, and the buffer chamber is communicated with the operation area;
when the concentration of the gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, the fourth isolation door is opened, and the buffer chamber is communicated with the outside of the box body.
2. The inkjet printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the maintenance chamber is protrudingly provided on an inner surface of a side wall of the cabinet, and the second isolation door is opened on the side wall of the cabinet corresponding to the maintenance chamber.
3. The inkjet printing system of claim 2, wherein the maintenance room is provided with a first conduit, a first switch for controlling the first isolation door to open or close, and a second switch for controlling the second isolation door to open or close.
4. The inkjet printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buffer chamber is protrudingly provided on an inner surface of a side wall of the cabinet, and the fourth isolation door is opened on the side wall of the cabinet corresponding to the buffer chamber.
5. The inkjet printing system of claim 4, wherein the buffer chamber is provided with a second conduit, a third switch for controlling the third isolation gate to open or close, and a fourth switch for controlling the fourth isolation gate to open or close.
6. The inkjet printing system of claim 1, wherein the first gas is an inert gas and the second gas is air.
7. The inkjet printing system of claim 1 wherein at least one guide track is disposed within the working area for transporting the nozzles, the guide track having a transport path that passes through the first isolation door and the third isolation door.
8. The inkjet printing system of claim 7, wherein the number of guide rails in the working area is two, including a first guide rail and a second guide rail, the first guide rail having a transport path passing through the first isolation door and the third isolation door, the second guide rail being disposed on a side of the first guide rail.
9. A method of maintaining a showerhead, comprising:
providing an inkjet printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8;
conveying the spray head to be maintained to the outer side of the first isolation door;
introducing first gas into the maintenance chamber until the concentration of the gas in the maintenance chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, and opening the first isolation door;
sending the spray head to be maintained to a maintenance room, and closing a first isolation door;
introducing second gas into the maintenance room until the concentration of the air in the maintenance room is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, and opening a second isolating door;
taking out the nozzle to be maintained in the maintenance chamber for maintenance;
the method for maintaining the spray head further comprises the following steps:
introducing second gas into the buffer chamber until the concentration of the second gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the second gas outside the box body, and opening a fourth isolating door;
sending the maintained spray head into a buffer chamber, and closing a fourth isolating door;
introducing first gas into the buffer chamber until the concentration of the first gas in the buffer chamber is consistent with that of the first gas in the operation area, and opening a third isolating door;
and taking out the spray head in the buffer chamber.
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