CN104105600A - Maintenance device - Google Patents
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41J2/16538—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions with brushes or wiper blades perpendicular to the nozzle plate
Abstract
The present invention addresses the problem of efficiently removing attached matter without pressing the attached matter attached to the surface of a head into a nozzle. In order to solve said problem, this maintenance device (10) for a head (32) of a droplet discharge device, which prints on a medium to be recorded by discharging droplets from a nozzle (31) disposed on the head (32), is provided with a wiping member (1) for wiping the attached matter on the surface of the head (32) on which the nozzle (31) is disposed, wherein the elasticity of the wiping member (1) is between 1400 MPa and 2900 MPa.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of to be recorded the droplet ejection apparatus that media print ink gun (head) safeguard (maintenance) device.
Background technology
In patent documentation 1, record a kind of ink-jet (ink jet) wiper (wiper), it is characterized in that using is rubber (gum) materials more than 60 degree with respect to the contact angle of ink (ink).
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2010-5876 communique (on January 14th, 2010 is open)
Summary of the invention
Invent problem to be solved
In existing ink-jet printer (ink jet printer), be to be formed by the little elastomeric material of elastic modelling quantity to being attached to the wiper that the lip-deep ink of ink gun whisks off.But in the time that wiper is formed by elastomeric material, because of the necessary squeeze pressure of lip-deep ink that will guarantee to be attached to ink gun in order to remove, so the degree of crook of wiper becomes greatly, the contact angle of ink gun and wiper diminishes.Therefore,, in the time that wiper whisks off ink gun, the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun may be clamp-oned to nozzle (nozzle).
The present invention completes in view of described problem, and its object is to provide a kind of attending device, and this attending device can be removed attachment expeditiously, and the lip-deep attachment (ink) that is attached to ink gun can not clamp-oned to nozzle.
The technological means of dealing with problems
In order to solve described problem, attending device of the present invention is nozzle ejection drop by from being located at ink gun with the attending device to the described ink gun that is recorded the droplet ejection apparatus that media print, it is characterized in that: comprise the portion of wiping, attachment on the face that this portion of wiping is provided with the surface of ink gun nozzle is wiped, described in wipe portion elastic modelling quantity be 1400MPa above, below 2900MPa.
Be the portion of wiping more than 1400MPa by using elastic modelling quantity, when guaranteeing to be attached to the attachment on ink gun surface and when necessary squeeze pressure, can to reduce the degree of crook of the portion of wiping in order to remove.By reducing the degree of crook of the portion of wiping, can make ink gun and the contact angle of wiping portion increase, and diminish from the power upwards that the portion of wiping puts on attachment.Therefore,, in the time that the portion of wiping whisks off ink gun, can prevent from the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun to clamp-on nozzle.
And, be below 2900MPa by making elastic modelling quantity, can improve the adhesion property of the portion of wiping for described surface.That is, the good performance of whisking off can be brought into play, and the attachment on described surface can be removed expeditiously.
Thus, can remove expeditiously attachment, and the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun can not clamp-oned to nozzle.
And, in attending device of the present invention, preferably, described in the portion of wiping be polypropylene.
With regard to polypropylene, elastic modelling quantity is more than 1400MPa, below 2900MPa, and has heat resistance and chemical-resistant.Therefore, in the time that the portion of wiping is polypropylene, at high temperature, clean (cleaning) performance of the portion of wiping can be maintained, in the time using solvent, the deteriorated of the portion of wiping can be prevented.
And, in attending device of the present invention, preferably, described in wipe portion thickness be more than 0.2mm.
More than the thickness of the portion of wiping is made as to 0.2mm, wipe the length of portion without shortening, just can easily obtain the squeeze pressure necessary in order to remove attachment.
And, in attending device of the present invention, preferably, the described portion of wiping is sheet, and comprise support portion, for towards described normal direction of wiping portion described in the power that applies of the portion of wiping, this support portion from the direction that applies of described power be that the portion of wiping supports described in facing of opposition side.
By attending device is moved, and ink gun is contacted with the portion of wiping, apply power towards the normal direction of the portion of wiping of sheet.Therefore, the direction bending that the portion of wiping of sheet can apply to power, possibly cannot guarantee the squeeze pressure necessary in order to wipe attachment.But, in described attending device, because support portion is from supporting with the portion of wiping that faces that applies opposite direction of power, so, can adjust the degree of crook of the portion of wiping, and can prevent that the portion of wiping is bending significantly.Thus, can guarantee the squeeze pressure necessary in order to wipe attachment.
And, in attending device of the present invention, preferably, more comprise and wipe assisted parts, wipe described attachment.
After most of attachment is removed by the utilization portion of wiping, can use and wipe assisted parts the lip-deep attachment that remains in ink gun is removed.Therefore the accumulating of lip-deep attachment that remains in ink gun, can prevent following situation: because cannot be used ink gun.Therefore, described attending device can be removed the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun expeditiously, can possess chronically the performance of droplet ejection apparatus.
And, in attending device of the present invention, preferably, described in to wipe assisted parts be rubber.
Because utilizing the portion of wiping, most of attachment is not removed and can this attachment be clamp-oned to nozzle by the portion of wiping, so, in the time wiping assisted parts and be the low rubber of elastic modelling quantity, also can remove residual attachment, and the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun can not clamp-oned to nozzle.
The effect of invention
Attending device of the present invention is brought into play following effect: can remove expeditiously attachment, and the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun can not clamp-oned to nozzle.
Brief description of the drawings
Figure 1A and Figure 1B are the figure that represents the formation of the attending device 10 of one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 1A is the stereogram of attending device 10, and Figure 1B is the side view of attending device 10.
Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are the figure that represents the formation of the attending device 20 of another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 A is the stereogram of attending device 20, and Fig. 2 B is the side view of attending device 20.
Fig. 3 is the side view of the action that represents that the attending device 20 of another embodiment of the present invention cleans the ink gun 32 of droplet ejection apparatus.
Detailed description of the invention
Below, with figure, embodiments of the present invention are elaborated.
[the first embodiment]
Figure 1A and Figure 1B are the figure that represents the formation of the attending device 10 of one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 1A is the stereogram of attending device 10, and Figure 1B is the side view of attending device 10.
< attending device 10>
As shown in Figure 1A and Figure 1B, the attending device 10 of present embodiment comprises wipes member (wiping portion) 1, support portion 2 and matrix 3.
Attending device 10 is arranged on droplet ejection apparatus, and this droplet ejection apparatus is dimensional printed chart, word to being recorded media ejection ink (drop).And attending device 10 is for when be attached to ink gun surperficial of droplet ejection apparatus from the ink of nozzle ejection, removes by the surface of ink gun is whisked off the lip-deep ink (attachment) that is attached to ink gun.
(wiping member 1)
Wipe member 1 and be the member of the sheet that the ink on the face for the surface of ink gun being provided with to nozzle wipes.Wiping member 1 can wipe by will be attached to this lip-deep ink with the Surface Contact of described ink gun.
Wipe the polypropylene of member 1 for the sheet more than 1400MPa, below 2900MPa.In addition, the elastic modelling quantity of the contained portion of wiping in attending device of the present invention if for 1400MPa is above, 2900MPa below, but more preferably 1900MPa above, below 2300MPa.More than being made as 1400MPa, when guaranteeing to be attached to the lip-deep attachment of ink gun and when necessary squeeze pressure, can to reduce the degree of crook of the portion of wiping in order to remove.By reducing the degree of crook of the portion of wiping, can make ink gun and the contact angle of wiping portion increase, and diminish from the power upward that the portion of wiping puts on attachment.Therefore,, in the time that the portion of wiping whisks off ink gun, can prevent from the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun to clamp-on nozzle.And, be below 2900MPa by making elastic modelling quantity, can improve the adhesion property of the portion of wiping for described surface.That is, the good performance of whisking off can be brought into play, the attachment on described surface can be removed well." elastic modelling quantity " in this description refers to, the coefficient measuring with the K7113 of Japanese Industrial Standards (Japanese Industrial Standards, JIS) " the stretching experiment methods of plastics " represents per unit strain needs how much stress.
The contained portion of wiping in attending device of the present invention is as long as that elastic modelling quantity is 1400MPa is above, below 2900MPa, and the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun for removing can not be squeezed to ink the member of nozzle, is not particularly limited.As the portion of wiping, the preferably polymer such as high elastic modulus polyethlene, nylon, PET (Polyethylene terephthalate, PET), Merlon or polypropylene, especially preferred is polypropylene.
Polypropylene has heat resistance, chemical-resistant etc.Therefore, in the time that the portion of wiping is polypropylene, at high temperature, can maintain the clean-up performance of the portion of wiping, in the time that dilution has the ink (solvent ink) of the colouring agents such as pigment in use solvent, can prevent that the portion of wiping is deteriorated.Thus, can provide the attending device that durability is good.
And the thickness of the contained portion of wiping is preferably more than 0.2mm, more preferably more than 0.3mm in attending device of the present invention.And, preferably below 0.5mm, more preferably below 0.4mm.More than the thickness of the portion of wiping is made as to 0.2mm, can obtain the squeeze pressure necessary in order to remove removal ink.Even if it is little to wipe the one-tenth-value thickness 1/10 of portion, also the length that can wipe portion by shortening is guaranteed squeeze pressure, but be difficult to, when the matrix that keeps wiping portion and the surperficial gap (clearance) of ink gun with nozzle are guaranteed in the four corner at design tolerance, obtain necessary squeeze pressure.Therefore,, in the design of droplet ejection apparatus that comprises attending device, preferably the interval minimum on matrix and ink gun surface also has 4mm left and right.More than the thickness of the portion of wiping is made as to 0.2mm, without the length of the portion of wiping is made as and is less than 4mm, just can easily obtain the squeeze pressure necessary in order to remove removal ink.
(support portion 2)
With regard to support portion 2, in the time wiping member 1 and remove the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun for supporting wiping member 1.More specifically, support portion 2 is to be located at as follows in attending device 10: when pushing ink gun and move while wiping attachment by making to wipe member 1, for the normal direction towards wiping member 1 towards the power of wiping member 1 and applying, the supporting in the face of wiping member of the opposition side of the direction applying from power.
According to described formation, the direction applying from power because of support portion 2 contrary to the portion of wiping supports, thus can adjust the degree of crook of the portion of wiping, and can prevent the portion's of wiping bending significantly.Thus, the portion of wiping can guarantee to be attached to the lip-deep ink of ink gun and necessary squeeze pressure in order to remove.
Support portion both can be formed by the member identical with the portion of wiping, and can be formed by different members again.And, as support portion, also can use the tabular member being formed by rubber.
In the time in press using solvent ink, because solvent can volatilize, the tackify ink that viscosity is increased is attached on the surface of ink gun, in the time of ink that use contains ultraviolet hardening resin, the ultraviolet reverberation that also can contact with extraneous gas or accept to irradiate because of ink, and tackify ink is attached on the surface of ink gun.Wipe the meetings such as the needed squeeze pressure of portion and change according to the kind of ink and character, preferably, according to described variation, the formation of length, the material etc. of support portion is suitably changed.By making the change such as length, material of support portion, wipe portion without change, just can guarantee the squeeze pressure necessary in order to remove the ink that is attached on ink gun.
(matrix 3)
As shown in Figure 1A and Figure 1B, matrix 3 is for to wiping member 1 and support portion 2 keeps.By being arranged in droplet ejection apparatus wiping the matrix 3 that member 1 and support portion 2 keep, can be as the attending device of the ink gun in droplet ejection apparatus.
Thus, the attending device 10 of present embodiment can remove removal ink expeditiously, and the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun can not clamp-oned to nozzle.
[the second embodiment]
About another embodiment of the present invention, use Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B to describe.Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are the figure that represents the formation of the attending device 20 of another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 A is the stereogram of attending device 20, and Fig. 2 B is the side view of attending device 20.
< attending device 20>
The attending device 20 of present embodiment and the difference of the first embodiment are: more comprise rubber component (wiping assisted parts) 24 and do not comprise support portion 2.In addition, wipe member 21 and the matrix 23 in present embodiment, recorded are equivalent to respectively wipe member 1 and matrix 3 described in the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof will be omitted.
(rubber component 24)
Rubber component 24 is for the action except removal ink of wiping member 21 is carried out to auxiliary member.Rubber component 24 is tabular member, whisks off performance in order to improve, and makes the front end of rubber component 24 become hook shape.Rubber component 24 is by wiping after member 21 removes most of ink, and the lip-deep ink that remains in ink gun is removed.Therefore the accumulating of lip-deep attachment that remains in ink gun, can prevent following situation: because cannot be used ink gun.Therefore, attending device 20 can be removed the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun expeditiously, and can possess chronically the performance of droplet ejection apparatus.
Wipe assisted parts and can assist the action of removing attachment of the portion of wiping as long as contained in attending device of the present invention, unrestricted, but preferably rubber, especially preferred is natural rubber, synthetic rubber, silicon (silicon) rubber or fluorubber etc.
Then, use Fig. 3, the action of the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32 being removed about the attending device 20 of present embodiment describes.Fig. 3 is the side view of the action that represents that the attending device 20 of another embodiment of the present invention cleans the ink gun 32 of droplet ejection apparatus.
As shown in Figure 3, attending device 20 is arranged on attending device support portion 25 and moves on arrow directions X.
Attending device support portion 25 is for keeping attending device 20 and attending device 20 being arranged on to the inside of droplet ejection apparatus.
During dimensional printed chart, word etc., be arranged on attending device 20 (a) wait in position of attending device support portion 25 to being recorded media ejection ink at droplet ejection apparatus.
The droplet ejection apparatus of present embodiment comprises bracket (carriage) 30, nozzle 31 and ink gun 32.Bracket 30 carries ink gun 32, and ink gun 32 stores ink.Multiple nozzles 31 are located at the surface of ink gun 32, and to being recorded media ejection ink.And, by one side, bracket 30 is being moved with being recorded under media state in opposite directions, one side is from nozzle 31 to being recorded media ejection ink, and figure, word etc. that printshop needs.
When moving predetermined number of times because of bracket 30 or lip-deep ink being attached to ink gun 32 etc. being detected, and must utilize attending device 20 to clean the surface of ink gun 32 time, bracket 30 moves to the position shown in Fig. 3.And, move by the direction that makes 25Xiang position, attending device support portion (b), and make to wipe the Surface Contact of member 21 and ink gun 32.
And, by making to wipe the Surface Contact of member 21 and ink gun 32, and by wiping member 21, the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32 is removed.Member 21 is wiped in utilization, and the lip-deep most of ink that is attached to ink gun 32 is removed.Because the elastic modelling quantity of wiping member 21 is more than 1400MPa, so in the time removing the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32, can reduce to wipe the degree of crook of member 21.Therefore, can make ink gun 32 and the contact angle of wiping member 21 increase, and the power upward that puts on the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32 from wiping member 21 diminish.Thus, in the time wiping member 21 ink gun 32 is whisked off, can prevent from the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32 to clamp-on nozzle 31.And, because the elastic modelling quantity of wiping member 21 is below 2900MPa, there will not be really up to the mark and for the situation of the surperficial tack variation of ink gun 32, can bring into play the good performance of whisking off, thereby can remove expeditiously the surperficial attachment of ink gun 32 so this wipes member 21.
In addition, to be just attached to the lip-deep attachment of ink gun and for necessary squeeze pressure, can to change according to kind, the character etc. of attachment and kind, the character etc. of wiping portion in order to remove, but 200gf (gm/s preferably
2)～600gf.Because squeeze pressure is more than 200gf, so, even if in the time of the viscosity increase of lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun, also can remove described attachment.And, because squeeze pressure is below 600gf, so, can remove attachment, and can not injure the surface of the portion of wiping and ink gun.
And attending device 20 is wiping after member 21 removes the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32, make rubber component 24 be attached to described surface.Thus, rubber component 24 can be removed the lip-deep ink that remains in ink gun 32.
Then, under the state of Surface Contact of wiping member 21 and rubber component 24 and ink gun 32, in the time that attending device 20 moves to position (c), wipe member 21 and rubber component 24 and be disengaged with surperficial the contacting of ink gun 32, attending device 20 finishes the surperficial cleaning of ink gun 32.
Thus, the attending device 20 of present embodiment can remove removal ink expeditiously, and the lip-deep ink that is attached to ink gun 32 can not clamp-oned to nozzle 31.
In addition, in Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, Fig. 3, wipe member 21 and contact with rubber component 24, but also can not contact.,, as long as wipe portion and wipe assisted parts and can whisk off the surface of ink gun respectively, so in attending device, this is wiped portion and this and wipes assisted parts and can overlap, also can mutually liftoff setting.
And, in attending device, wipe portion and wipe the quantity of assisted parts and unrestricted, wipe portion and wipe assisted parts and can be respectively equipped with multiple.
[remarks item]
The attending device 10 of one embodiment of the present invention is by spraying drop with the attending device 10 to the ink gun 32 that is recorded the droplet ejection apparatus that media print from being located at nozzle 31 ink gun 32, it is characterized in that: comprise and wipe member 1, this attachment of wiping on member 1 be provided with nozzle 31 face to the surface of ink gun 32 is wiped, the elastic modelling quantity of wiping member 1 be 1400MPa above, below 2900MPa.
By using elastic modelling quantity for more than 1400MPa wiping member 1, and guarantee to be attached to the lip-deep attachment of ink gun 32 and when necessary squeeze pressure, can to reduce to wipe the degree of crook of member 1 in order to remove.By reducing to wipe the degree of crook of member 1, can make ink gun 32 and the contact angle of wiping member 1 increase, and the power upward that puts on attachment from wiping member 1 diminish.Therefore,, in the time wiping member 1 ink gun 32 is whisked off, can prevent from the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun 32 to clamp-on nozzle 31.
And, because elastic modelling quantity is below 2900MPa, improve for the adhesion property on described surface so wipe member 1.That is, the good performance of whisking off can be brought into play, the surperficial attachment of ink gun 32 can be removed expeditiously.
Thus, can remove expeditiously attachment, and the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun 32 can not clamp-oned to nozzle 31.
And, in attending device 10, preferably, wipe member 1 for polypropylene.
With regard to polypropylene, elastic modelling quantity is more than 1400MPa, below 2900MPa, and has heat resistance and chemical-resistant.Therefore, in the time wiping member 1 for polypropylene, at high temperature, the clean-up performance of wiping member 1 can be maintained, in the time using solvent, the deteriorated of member 1 can be prevented from wiping.
And in attending device 10, preferably, the thickness of wiping member 1 is more than 0.2mm.
More than the thickness of wiping member 1 is made as to 0.2mm, without the length of wiping member 1 is shortened, just can easily obtain the squeeze pressure necessary in order to remove attachment.
And, in attending device 10, preferably, wipe member 1 for sheet, and comprise support portion 2, for the normal direction towards wiping member 1 towards the power of wiping member 1 and applying, this support portion 2 from the direction that applies of described power be supporting in the face of wiping member 1 of opposition side.
By attending device 10 is moved, and ink gun 32 is contacted with wiping member 1, apply power towards the normal direction of wiping member 1 of sheet.Therefore, the member 1 of wiping of sheet is understood the direction bending that apply to power, possibly cannot guarantee the squeeze pressure necessary in order to wipe attachment.But in attending device 10, support portion 2, from contrary the supporting in the face of wiping member 1 that applies direction of power, therefore, can adjust the degree of crook of wiping member 1, and it is bending significantly to prevent from wiping member 1.Thus, can guarantee the squeeze pressure necessary in order to wipe attachment.
And, in attending device 20, preferably, more comprise the assisted parts of wiping of wiping attachment.
Wiping assisted parts the lip-deep attachment that remains in ink gun 32 removed by wiping after member 21 removes most of attachment, can using.Therefore the accumulating of lip-deep attachment that remains in ink gun 32, can prevent following situation: because cannot be used ink gun 32.Therefore, attending device 20 can be removed the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun 32 expeditiously, can possess chronically the performance of droplet ejection apparatus.
And in attending device 20, preferably, wiping assisted parts is rubber component 24.
Energy utilization is wiped member 21 and is removed most of attachment, and can this attachment not clamp-oned to nozzle by wiping member 21, so, in the time wiping assisted parts and be the low rubber component 24 of elastic modelling quantity, also can remove residual attachment, and the lip-deep attachment that is attached to ink gun 32 can not clamp-oned to nozzle 31.
Below represent embodiment, and be described in detail for embodiments of the present invention.Certainly, the present invention is also not limited by the following examples, and its details aspect can be various aspects certainly.In addition, the present invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, can in the scope shown in claim, carry out numerous variations, and the appropriately combined embodiment forming of technological means disclosing respectively is also belonged to technical scope of the present invention.And all documents of recording in this description are all introduced in herein with the form of reference.
Embodiment
[embodiment 1]
As the portion of wiping, use high transparent polypropylene (Polypropylene, PP) sheet (Superpurelay (registration mark) that manufacture the excellent Buddhist nun of bright dipping Tyke (IdemitsuUnitech)).The length of PP sheet is 7mm, and thickness is 0.35mn, and elastic modelling quantity is 2150MPa～2200MPa.And, as the support portion that PP sheet is supported, use the rubber component that length is 4mm.
Then, PP sheet and rubber component are remained on matrix, form attending device.For can be corresponding with the multiple thickness that is recorded media, and make the alterable height of ink gun.In the time that the height of attending device can be changed according to the height of ink gun, it is complicated that the structure of ink-jet printer becomes, so that the height of attending device fix.Therefore,, can make the surface of the ink gun that comprises nozzle and the interval of matrix guarantee the mode in the scope of 5.4mm～6.4nn, attending device is arranged in ink-jet printer.
And, attending device is moved with relative velocity 110mm/s with respect to ink gun, be attached to the lip-deep ink of ink gun and utilize PP sheet to remove.In addition, under the different condition that now, the ambient humidity in ink-jet printer is 20%, environment temperature is respectively 15 DEG C, 25 DEG C and 35 DEG C, except removal ink.
[embodiment 2]
As the portion of wiping, use PET (PET) sheet (amorphism PET sheet (the A-PET sheet that Poly spy (Polytech) limited company manufactures, registration mark)), utilize the method identical with embodiment 1 to remove the ink on ink gun surface.The elastic modelling quantity of the PET sheet using is 1960MPa.Thickness is 0.3mm, and other sizes etc. are all identical with the condition of embodiment 1.
[embodiment 3]
As the portion of wiping, use high density polyethylene (HDPE) (High Density Polyethylene, HDPE) sheet (Nova spy (Novatec) HD (registration mark) that Japanese polyethylene company (Japan Polyethylene) manufactures), utilizes the method identical with embodiment 1 to remove the ink on ink gun surface.The elastic modelling quantity of the HDPE sheet using is 1450MPa.Thickness is 0.4mm, and other sizes etc. are all identical with the condition of embodiment 1.
[comparative example 1]
As the portion of wiping, use polyacetals (Polyacetal, POM) sheet (Delrin (Delrin, registration mark) that Du Pont (DUPONT) manufactures), utilizes the method identical with embodiment 1 to remove the ink on ink gun surface.The elastic modelling quantity of the POM sheet using is 2940MPa.Thickness is 0.3mm, and other sizes etc. are all identical with the condition of embodiment 1.
[comparative example 2]
As the portion of wiping, use polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (Polytetrafluorethylene, PTFE), utilize the method identical with embodiment 1 to remove the ink on ink gun surface.The elastic modelling quantity of the PTFE using is 550MPa.Thickness is 0.5mm, and other sizes etc. are all identical with the condition of embodiment 1.
[comparative example 3]
As the portion of wiping, use rubber, utilize the method identical with embodiment 1 to remove the ink on ink gun surface.The elastic modelling quantity of the rubber using is 15MPa.Thickness is 2mm, and other sizes etc. are all identical with the condition of embodiment 1.
[clamp-oning the assessment of nozzle]
Utilize the portion of wiping of each embodiment and comparative example, whether be squeezed into nozzle for ink and assess.If 100 times clean in, produce clamp-on be designated as above for 40 times ×, produce clamp-on 5 times above and do not reach 40 times and be designated as △, produce to clamp-on and do not reach 5 times and be designated as zero.And, when exceeding Hookean region and cannot continue to assess in the time that the portion of wiping being out of shape, be designated as-(hyphen).
[result]
About comprising embodiment and comparative example in interior experimental result, the assessment result of clamp-oning nozzle is shown in Table 1.
[table 1]
It is known that the embodiment 1～embodiment 3 of his-and-hers watches 1, comparative example 2 and comparative example 3 compare, and by using the portion of wiping more than 1400MPa, even if environment temperature is high temperature, also can prevent the clamp-oning of ink of nozzle.But, known according to the comparative example 1 of table 1, if elastic modelling quantity is greater than 2900MPa, in the time that being out of shape, the portion of wiping can exceed Hookean region, because extruding is out of shape significantly, result, cannot clean nozzle face well.
Utilizability in industry
Attending device of the present invention can utilize in ink-jet printer etc.
Claims (6)
1. an attending device is nozzle ejection drop by from being located at ink gun with the attending device to the described ink gun that is recorded the droplet ejection apparatus that media print, and it is characterized in that:
Comprise the portion of wiping, the attachment surface of ink gun being provided with on the face of nozzle is wiped,
The described elastic modelling quantity of wiping portion is more than 1400MPa, below 2900MPa.
2. attending device according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described in the portion of wiping be polypropylene.
3. attending device according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described in wipe portion thickness be more than 0.2mm.
4. attending device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described in the portion of wiping be sheet, and comprise support portion, for towards described normal direction of wiping portion described in the power that applies of the portion of wiping, described support portion from the direction that applies of described power be that the portion of wiping supports described in facing of opposition side.
5. according to the attending device described in any one in claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that: more comprise and wipe assisted parts, wipe described attachment.
6. attending device according to claim 5, is characterized in that: described in to wipe assisted parts be rubber.
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