EP2072263A3 - Device for clearing an ink printing head - Google Patents

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EP2072263A3
EP2072263A3 EP08019553A EP08019553A EP2072263A3 EP 2072263 A3 EP2072263 A3 EP 2072263A3 EP 08019553 A EP08019553 A EP 08019553A EP 08019553 A EP08019553 A EP 08019553A EP 2072263 A3 EP2072263 A3 EP 2072263A3
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Axel Ortmann
Marc Tallgau
Wolfgang Muhl
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Francotyp Postalia GmbH
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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
    • B41J2/16526—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 pressure 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
    • B41J2/135—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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00556—Ensuring quality of print

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)

Abstract

Vorrichtung zum Freispritzen eines Tintenstrahldruckkopfes (11.2,12.2), bestehend aus einem Zuführtisch (13) mit einem entgegen einer Federkraft auslenkbaren Schachtträger (14), der mit mindestens einem Freispritzschacht (141,142) ausgestattet ist, welcher gegenüber mindestens einem Tintenstrahldruckkopf angeordnet ist, wobei der Schachtträger so geformt ist, dass der mindestens eine Freispritzschacht entsprechend des Einlaufes eines zugeführten Poststückes aus dem Transportpfad herausgelenkt wird.

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Device for the free spraying of an ink jet print head (11.2, 12.2), comprising a feed table (13) with a counter to a spring deflectable shaft support (14), which is equipped with at least one free injection well (141,142), which is arranged opposite to at least one ink jet print head, wherein the Shaft support is shaped so that the at least one free-jet shaft is deflected out of the transport path according to the inlet of a supplied mail piece.
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EP08019553A 2007-12-17 2008-11-07 Combination of an inkjet print head and a device for clearing an inkjet print head by ejecting Active EP2072263B1 (en)

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DE102007060735A DE102007060735B4 (en) 2007-12-17 2007-12-17 Device for the free spraying of an inkjet printhead

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EP2072263A2 EP2072263A2 (en) 2009-06-24
EP2072263A3 true EP2072263A3 (en) 2009-10-14
EP2072263B1 EP2072263B1 (en) 2012-08-08

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DE202010015354U1 (en) 2010-11-11 2011-02-10 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Modular printer device with a removable box-shaped assembly
DE202010015351U1 (en) 2010-11-11 2011-02-03 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Device for lowering, positioning and raising printing elements of a printing device
JP5761495B2 (en) * 2011-02-28 2015-08-12 株式会社ミマキエンジニアリング Cleaning device and liquid ejection device provided with the same

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EP0696509A1 (en) * 1994-08-08 1996-02-14 Neopost Industrie Franking machine with inkjet printhead
EP0718799A2 (en) * 1994-12-22 1996-06-26 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing machine utilizing ink jet printer
FR2768078A1 (en) * 1997-09-10 1999-03-12 Neopost Ind Maintenance station for ink jet print head in franking machine
US20060001696A1 (en) * 2004-07-01 2006-01-05 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Inkjet printer including shifting guide

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DE4000416C2 (en) 1990-01-09 1993-12-02 Siemens Ag Method and device for automatic operational security of an ink printing device
US5806994A (en) 1997-10-15 1998-09-15 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing machine having ink jet printing and maintenance system
US6726306B2 (en) * 2002-07-10 2004-04-27 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Print head shutter
DE102005052151B3 (en) * 2005-11-02 2007-05-31 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Device for free-spraying an ink jet print head
KR100717062B1 (en) * 2005-12-28 2007-05-10 삼성전자주식회사 Inkjet image forming apparatus

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0696509A1 (en) * 1994-08-08 1996-02-14 Neopost Industrie Franking machine with inkjet printhead
EP0718799A2 (en) * 1994-12-22 1996-06-26 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing machine utilizing ink jet printer
FR2768078A1 (en) * 1997-09-10 1999-03-12 Neopost Ind Maintenance station for ink jet print head in franking machine
US20060001696A1 (en) * 2004-07-01 2006-01-05 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Inkjet printer including shifting guide

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US20090153637A1 (en) 2009-06-18
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