EP1299241A4 - An ejector mechanism for a print engine - Google Patents

An ejector mechanism for a print engine

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Publication number
EP1299241A4
EP1299241A4 EP00938319A EP00938319A EP1299241A4 EP 1299241 A4 EP1299241 A4 EP 1299241A4 EP 00938319 A EP00938319 A EP 00938319A EP 00938319 A EP00938319 A EP 00938319A EP 1299241 A4 EP1299241 A4 EP 1299241A4
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Prior art keywords
print engine
ejector mechanism
ejector
print
engine
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP00938319A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1299241B1 (en
EP1299241A1 (en
Inventor
Kia Silverbrook
Tobin Allen King
Garry Raymond Jackson
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Priority to AT00938319T priority Critical patent/ATE339316T1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/AU2000/000746 external-priority patent/WO2002002336A1/en
Publication of EP1299241A1 publication Critical patent/EP1299241A1/en
Publication of EP1299241A4 publication Critical patent/EP1299241A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1299241B1 publication Critical patent/EP1299241B1/en
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Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17553—Outer structure
    • 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/16585—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
    • 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
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
    • B41J11/706—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed using a cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating carrier
    • 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
    • B41J2002/16555—Air or gas for cleaning
EP00938319A 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 An ejector mechanism for a print engine Expired - Lifetime EP1299241B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT00938319T ATE339316T1 (en) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 EJECTION MECHANISM FOR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/AU2000/000746 WO2002002336A1 (en) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 An ejector mechanism for a print engine

Publications (3)

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EP1299241A1 EP1299241A1 (en) 2003-04-09
EP1299241A4 true EP1299241A4 (en) 2004-11-10
EP1299241B1 EP1299241B1 (en) 2006-09-13

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EP00938319A Expired - Lifetime EP1299241B1 (en) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 An ejector mechanism for a print engine

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EP (1) EP1299241B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4380985B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1191168C (en)
AU (2) AU2000253736B2 (en)
DE (1) DE60030782D1 (en)
IL (1) IL168187A (en)
ZA (1) ZA200210018B (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4411706A (en) * 1981-06-25 1983-10-25 Burroughs Corporation Method and apparatus for eliminating dust from ink jet printers
US4458255A (en) * 1980-07-07 1984-07-03 Hewlett-Packard Company Apparatus for capping an ink jet print head

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CA2272160C (en) * 1992-07-31 2003-10-14 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid storing container for recording apparatus
US6033064A (en) * 1994-10-31 2000-03-07 Hewlett-Packard Company Inkjet printer with off-axis ink supply
US6299296B2 (en) * 1998-07-31 2001-10-09 Hewlett Packard Company Sealing member for a fluid container

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4458255A (en) * 1980-07-07 1984-07-03 Hewlett-Packard Company Apparatus for capping an ink jet print head
US4411706A (en) * 1981-06-25 1983-10-25 Burroughs Corporation Method and apparatus for eliminating dust from ink jet printers

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0202336A1 *

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AU2000253736B2 (en) 2004-04-29
DE60030782D1 (en) 2006-10-26
AU2004203188A1 (en) 2004-08-12
CN1454155A (en) 2003-11-05
IL168187A (en) 2007-09-20
EP1299241B1 (en) 2006-09-13
ZA200210018B (en) 2003-07-30
AU2000253736A1 (en) 2002-04-11
JP4380985B2 (en) 2009-12-09
CN1191168C (en) 2005-03-02
JP2004504970A (en) 2004-02-19
AU2004203188B2 (en) 2005-07-21
EP1299241A1 (en) 2003-04-09

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