DE69716772D1 - Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät - Google Patents

Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät

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Publication number
DE69716772D1
DE69716772D1 DE69716772T DE69716772T DE69716772D1 DE 69716772 D1 DE69716772 D1 DE 69716772D1 DE 69716772 T DE69716772 T DE 69716772T DE 69716772 T DE69716772 T DE 69716772T DE 69716772 D1 DE69716772 D1 DE 69716772D1
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Prior art keywords
ink jet
recording apparatus
jet recording
ink
recording
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DE69716772T
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DE69716772T2 (de
Inventor
Atsushi Kobayashi
Seiji Mochizuki
Kazuhisa Kawakami
Shigenori Fukasawa
Masahiro Isono
Masahiro Nakamura
Nobutoshi Otsuka
Nobuhito Takahashi
Hitoshi Hayakawa
Norihiro Maruyama
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Priority claimed from JP30654797A external-priority patent/JP3216706B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP30654697A external-priority patent/JP3293765B2/ja
Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE69716772D1 publication Critical patent/DE69716772D1/de
Publication of DE69716772T2 publication Critical patent/DE69716772T2/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • B41J2/16532—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 by applying vacuum only
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/19—Ink jet characterised by ink handling for removing air bubbles
DE69716772T 1996-12-24 1997-12-23 Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät Expired - Lifetime DE69716772T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP35571896 1996-12-24
JP28287297 1997-09-29
JP28287197 1997-09-29
JP30654797A JP3216706B2 (ja) 1996-12-24 1997-10-21 インクジェット式記録装置
JP30654697A JP3293765B2 (ja) 1996-12-24 1997-10-21 インクジェット式記録装置

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DE69716772D1 true DE69716772D1 (de) 2002-12-05
DE69716772T2 DE69716772T2 (de) 2003-07-03

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DE69716772T Expired - Lifetime DE69716772T2 (de) 1996-12-24 1997-12-23 Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät
DE69719936T Expired - Lifetime DE69719936T2 (de) 1996-12-24 1997-12-23 Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät

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EP (2) EP0997286B1 (de)
DE (2) DE69716772T2 (de)

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EP0997286B1 (de) 2002-10-30
DE69719936D1 (de) 2003-04-24
EP0997286A1 (de) 2000-05-03
DE69719936T2 (de) 2003-12-11
EP0850765B1 (de) 2003-03-19
US6036299A (en) 2000-03-14
EP0850765A2 (de) 1998-07-01
DE69716772T2 (de) 2003-07-03
US6305778B1 (en) 2001-10-23
EP0850765A3 (de) 1998-08-19

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