GB2360016B - Wet-wiping printhead cleaning system - Google Patents

Wet-wiping printhead cleaning system

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Publication number
GB2360016B
GB2360016B GB0114722A GB0114722A GB2360016B GB 2360016 B GB2360016 B GB 2360016B GB 0114722 A GB0114722 A GB 0114722A GB 0114722 A GB0114722 A GB 0114722A GB 2360016 B GB2360016 B GB 2360016B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
wet
cleaning system
printhead cleaning
wiping printhead
wiping
Prior art date
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.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0114722A
Other versions
GB0114722D0 (en
GB2360016A (en
Inventor
Eric Mattis
Frank Drogo
John Ferraro
Paul E Martinson
W Wistar Rhoads
Eric Joseph Johnson
Steve Castle
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
HP Inc
Original Assignee
Hewlett Packard Co
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/747,857 external-priority patent/US5905514A/en
Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co
Publication of GB0114722D0 publication Critical patent/GB0114722D0/en
Publication of GB2360016A publication Critical patent/GB2360016A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2360016B publication Critical patent/GB2360016B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related 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
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
    • B41J2/16544—Constructions for the positioning of wipers
    • B41J2/16547—Constructions for the positioning of wipers the wipers and caps or spittoons being on the same movable support
    • 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—Preventing or detecting 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
    • 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—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
    • B41J2/16541—Means to remove deposits from wipers or scrapers
GB0114722A 1996-11-13 1997-11-12 Wet-wiping printhead cleaning system Expired - Fee Related GB2360016B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/747,857 US5905514A (en) 1996-11-13 1996-11-13 Servicing system for an inkjet printhead
GB9723937A GB2319224B (en) 1996-11-13 1997-11-12 Wet-wiping printhead cleaning system

Publications (3)

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GB0114722D0 GB0114722D0 (en) 2001-08-08
GB2360016A GB2360016A (en) 2001-09-12
GB2360016B true GB2360016B (en) 2001-11-07

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GB0114722A Expired - Fee Related GB2360016B (en) 1996-11-13 1997-11-12 Wet-wiping printhead cleaning system

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KR102202028B1 (en) * 2015-12-31 2021-01-12 주식회사 잉크테크 Apparatus for cleaning printhead of inkjet printer
US10137691B2 (en) 2016-03-04 2018-11-27 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Printhead maintenance station and method of operating same
US10894411B2 (en) * 2019-02-11 2021-01-19 Xerox Corporation Cap and application devices stabilizing ink in nozzles of inkjet printheads

Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2055328A (en) * 1979-08-13 1981-03-04 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Ink jet writing apparatus having a nozzle moistening device
US4296418A (en) * 1979-05-26 1981-10-20 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus with reverse solvent flushing means
US4734718A (en) * 1985-02-13 1988-03-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet printer nozzle clog preventive apparatus
US5051758A (en) * 1990-05-25 1991-09-24 Xerox Corporation Clean printhead cleaner
JPH047256A (en) * 1990-04-25 1992-01-10 Ricoh Co Ltd Picture forming device
JPH04338552A (en) * 1991-05-15 1992-11-25 Seiko Epson Corp Ink-jet recording device
US5495272A (en) * 1992-03-18 1996-02-27 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet head and cleaning device and method for the head
EP0714775A2 (en) * 1994-11-30 1996-06-05 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recovery system for image formation apparatus
US6158838A (en) * 1998-12-10 2000-12-12 Eastman Kodak Company Method and apparatus for cleaning and capping a print head in an ink jet printer

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4296418A (en) * 1979-05-26 1981-10-20 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus with reverse solvent flushing means
GB2055328A (en) * 1979-08-13 1981-03-04 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Ink jet writing apparatus having a nozzle moistening device
US4734718A (en) * 1985-02-13 1988-03-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet printer nozzle clog preventive apparatus
JPH047256A (en) * 1990-04-25 1992-01-10 Ricoh Co Ltd Picture forming device
US5051758A (en) * 1990-05-25 1991-09-24 Xerox Corporation Clean printhead cleaner
JPH04338552A (en) * 1991-05-15 1992-11-25 Seiko Epson Corp Ink-jet recording device
US5495272A (en) * 1992-03-18 1996-02-27 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet head and cleaning device and method for the head
EP0714775A2 (en) * 1994-11-30 1996-06-05 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recovery system for image formation apparatus
US6158838A (en) * 1998-12-10 2000-12-12 Eastman Kodak Company Method and apparatus for cleaning and capping a print head in an ink jet printer

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