EP2475526A4 - Servicing print heads in printing systems - Google Patents
Servicing print heads in printing systemsInfo
- Publication number
- EP2475526A4 EP2475526A4 EP09849328.1A EP09849328A EP2475526A4 EP 2475526 A4 EP2475526 A4 EP 2475526A4 EP 09849328 A EP09849328 A EP 09849328A EP 2475526 A4 EP2475526 A4 EP 2475526A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- print heads
- printing systems
- servicing
- servicing print
- printing
- 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.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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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—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16585—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
- B41J2/16588—Print heads movable towards the cleaning unit
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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—Preventing or detecting 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
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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—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
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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—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
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US2009/056562 WO2011031264A1 (en) | 2009-09-10 | 2009-09-10 | Servicing print heads in printing systems |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2475526A1 EP2475526A1 (en) | 2012-07-18 |
EP2475526A4 true EP2475526A4 (en) | 2013-05-29 |
EP2475526B1 EP2475526B1 (en) | 2018-11-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP09849328.1A Not-in-force EP2475526B1 (en) | 2009-09-10 | 2009-09-10 | Servicing print heads in printing systems |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP2475526B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2011031264A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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SG189040A1 (en) | 2010-10-15 | 2013-05-31 | Zamtec Ltd | Multiple monochromatic print cartridge printing system and print alignment method |
EP3765306A4 (en) | 2018-08-28 | 2021-04-21 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Printable media |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0671274A1 (en) * | 1994-03-11 | 1995-09-13 | Canon Aptex Inc. | Recovering apparatus for recovering a status of an ink jet recording head |
US20020044168A1 (en) * | 2000-10-13 | 2002-04-18 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Printer |
EP1462261A2 (en) * | 2003-03-27 | 2004-09-29 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Printer maintenance apparatus |
US20090096830A1 (en) * | 2007-10-16 | 2009-04-16 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Fluid ejection apparatus |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6042216A (en) * | 1997-03-04 | 2000-03-28 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Replaceable printhead servicing module with multiple functions (wipe/cap/spit/prime) |
GB9902054D0 (en) * | 1999-01-29 | 1999-03-24 | Neopost Ltd | Ink jet printing mechanism |
JP2004001464A (en) * | 2002-04-12 | 2004-01-08 | Sharp Corp | Printer |
GB2394445B (en) * | 2002-10-22 | 2005-12-07 | Hewlett Packard Co | Printhead service station |
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2009
- 2009-09-10 WO PCT/US2009/056562 patent/WO2011031264A1/en active Application Filing
- 2009-09-10 EP EP09849328.1A patent/EP2475526B1/en not_active Not-in-force
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0671274A1 (en) * | 1994-03-11 | 1995-09-13 | Canon Aptex Inc. | Recovering apparatus for recovering a status of an ink jet recording head |
US20020044168A1 (en) * | 2000-10-13 | 2002-04-18 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Printer |
EP1462261A2 (en) * | 2003-03-27 | 2004-09-29 | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Printer maintenance apparatus |
US20090096830A1 (en) * | 2007-10-16 | 2009-04-16 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Fluid ejection apparatus |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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See also references of WO2011031264A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP2475526B1 (en) | 2018-11-14 |
WO2011031264A8 (en) | 2011-05-05 |
WO2011031264A1 (en) | 2011-03-17 |
EP2475526A1 (en) | 2012-07-18 |
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