EP0719645A3 - Ink jet printer - Google Patents

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EP0719645A3
EP0719645A3 EP95118339A EP95118339A EP0719645A3 EP 0719645 A3 EP0719645 A3 EP 0719645A3 EP 95118339 A EP95118339 A EP 95118339A EP 95118339 A EP95118339 A EP 95118339A EP 0719645 A3 EP0719645 A3 EP 0719645A3
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Prior art keywords
ink jet
jet printer
printer
ink
jet
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EP95118339A
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French (fr)
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EP0719645A2 (en
EP0719645B1 (en
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Gilbert Gavillet
Marcellino Requena
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Olivetti Tecnost SpA
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OCD SA
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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
    • B41J2/16508—Caps, spittoons or covers for cleaning or preventing drying out connected with the printer frame
    • B41J2/16511—Constructions for cap positioning
    • 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
    • B41J2002/16576—Cleaning means pushed or actuated by print head movement
EP95118339A 1994-12-30 1995-11-22 Ink jet printer Expired - Lifetime EP0719645B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH397094 1994-12-30
CH3970/94 1994-12-30
CH03970/94A CH690099A5 (en) 1994-12-30 1994-12-30 Jet printer ink.

Publications (3)

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EP0719645A2 EP0719645A2 (en) 1996-07-03
EP0719645A3 true EP0719645A3 (en) 1997-03-19
EP0719645B1 EP0719645B1 (en) 2001-10-10

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EP95118339A Expired - Lifetime EP0719645B1 (en) 1994-12-30 1995-11-22 Ink jet printer

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US (1) US5790148A (en)
EP (1) EP0719645B1 (en)
CH (1) CH690099A5 (en)
DE (1) DE69523130T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6309044B1 (en) * 1998-04-10 2001-10-30 Hewlett-Packard Company Two stage print cartridge capping technique
US6390592B2 (en) * 1998-08-28 2002-05-21 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording apparatus
JP4541871B2 (en) * 2004-12-21 2010-09-08 株式会社セイコーアイ・インフォテック Maintenance unit and inkjet printer
JP2014031022A (en) * 2013-11-20 2014-02-20 Seiko Epson Corp Fluid ejection device
WO2019212464A1 (en) * 2018-04-30 2019-11-07 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printhead servicing

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5155497A (en) * 1991-07-30 1992-10-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Service station for ink-jet printer
EP0653306A2 (en) * 1993-11-11 1995-05-17 OLIVETTI-CANON INDUSTRIALE S.p.A. Service station for an ink jet printer
EP0674996A1 (en) * 1994-03-31 1995-10-04 Seiko Epson Corporation Capping method for ink jet recording apparatus

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE69029780T2 (en) * 1989-08-31 1997-07-10 Canon Kk Suction-regeneration device for an ink jet recording device

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5155497A (en) * 1991-07-30 1992-10-13 Hewlett-Packard Company Service station for ink-jet printer
EP0653306A2 (en) * 1993-11-11 1995-05-17 OLIVETTI-CANON INDUSTRIALE S.p.A. Service station for an ink jet printer
EP0674996A1 (en) * 1994-03-31 1995-10-04 Seiko Epson Corporation Capping method for ink jet recording apparatus

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US5790148A (en) 1998-08-04
EP0719645A2 (en) 1996-07-03
DE69523130T2 (en) 2002-06-20
CH690099A5 (en) 2000-04-28
DE69523130D1 (en) 2001-11-15
EP0719645B1 (en) 2001-10-10

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