公开(公告)号：US07841708B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-30

申请号：US11495819

申请日：2006-07-31

申请人： John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Vesa Karppinen ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  David William Jensen

发明人： John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Vesa Karppinen ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  David William Jensen

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J29/08

摘要： An inkjet printer that has a printhead IC with and array of ink ejection nozzles, an ink manifold for distributing ink to the printhead IC, the ink manifold having an ink inlet and an ink outlet, an accumulator, and a downstream pump in fluid communication with the ink outlet. The downstream pump is independently operable. This allows the printhead to be primed or deprimed for storage and transport and it allows the printhead IC to be cleaned by a foam formed by air forced through the ink election nozzles.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨打印机，其具有带有喷墨喷嘴的打印头IC和用于将墨水分配到打印头IC的墨水歧管，具有墨水入口和墨水出口的墨水歧管，储存器和与下游泵流体连通的下游泵 墨水出口。 下游泵可独立操作。 这样就可以将打印头置于底漆或脱色以进行存储和运输，并且允许打印头IC被被强制通过油墨选择喷嘴的空气形成的泡沫清洁。

公开(公告)号：US07703882B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-27

申请号：US11482965

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2/16526

摘要： A method of purging and printing from an inkjet printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) fluidically connecting the printhead to a second ink reservoir containing purging ink; (ii) purging the printhead using the purging ink, thereby flooding an ink ejection face of the printhead; (iii) removing the flooded ink from the ink ejection face; (iv) fluidically connecting the printhead to a first reservoir containing printing ink; and (v) printing from the printhead using the printing ink.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种从喷墨打印头清洗和打印的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（i）将打印头流体连接到包含清洗油墨的第二油墨储存器; （ii）使用清洗油墨清洗打印头，从而溢出打印头的喷墨面; （iii）从喷墨面去除淹没的油墨; （iv）将打印头流体地连接到包含印刷油墨的第一储存器; 和（v）使用印刷油墨从打印头进行打印。

公开(公告)号：US07669957B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US11482962

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Jonathan Mark Bulman ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Jonathan Mark Bulman ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2/16526

摘要： A method of removing particulates from an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding the face with ink from the printhead, thereby dispersing the particulates into the flooded ink; and (b) transferring the flooded ink, including the particulates, onto a transfer surface moving past the face. Damage to the face is avoided since the transfer surface does not contact the face.

摘要翻译： 提供从打印头的喷墨面去除微粒的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）从打印头向油墨充满面，从而将微粒分散到淹墨中; 和（b）将包含微粒的淹没墨水转移到移动通过面部的转印面上。 由于转印面不接触面部，所以避免了对面部的伤害。

公开(公告)号：US20100002047A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12560335

申请日：2009-09-15

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe ,  Jonathan Mark Bulman ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe ,  Jonathan Mark Bulman ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16552

摘要： A printhead purging system comprises an ink conduit for supplying ink to a printhead, a hammer head for hammering a wall of a compressible part of the conduit, a spring-loading mechanism for priming the hammer head, and a release mechanism for releasing the primed hammer head. Release of the primed hammer head compresses the ink conduit and results in purging of ink from the printhead.

摘要翻译： 打印头净化系统包括用于向打印头提供墨水的墨水管道，用于锤击导管的可压缩部分的壁的锤头，用于起动锤头的弹簧加载机构，以及用于释放引爆锤的释放机构 头。 引发的锤头的释放压缩墨水导管并导致从打印头清除墨水。

公开(公告)号：US20090289988A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12535677

申请日：2009-08-04

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  David John Worboys ,  Patrick John McAuliffe

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16552

摘要： A method of cleaning an inkjet printhead, by generating a liquid foam on the ink ejection face such that particulate contaminants on the ejection surface disperse into the foam, then transferring the foam, together with the particulate contaminants dispersed within, onto a rotatable transfer surface moving relative said ejection face and, rotating the rotatable transfer surface into contact with a removal surface to remove the foam and the particulate contaminants dispersed within. Ink consumption is minimized by use of a foam and damage to the face is avoided since the rotatable transfer surface does not contact the face.

摘要翻译： 一种通过在喷墨面上产生液态泡沫来清洁喷墨打印头的方法，使得喷射表面上的颗粒污染物分散在泡沫中，然后将泡沫与分散在其中的颗粒污染物一起转移到可移动的转移表面上 相对的所述喷射面，并使可旋转的转印表面与去除表面接触以除去分散在其中的泡沫和颗粒污染物。 通过使用泡沫使油墨消耗量最小化，避免了由于可转动的转印表面不接触表面而损坏表面。

公开(公告)号：US07510261B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-31

申请号：US11482976

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  David William Jensen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  David William Jensen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2/16526

摘要： A printhead assembly is provided comprising: (a) an inkjet printhead; and (b) a plurality of ink reservoirs in fluid communication with nozzles in the printhead. At least one of the ink reservoirs contains a cleaning liquid for cleaning an ink ejection face of the printhead.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种打印头组件，包括：（a）喷墨打印头; 和（b）与打印头中的喷嘴流体连通的多个墨水储存器。 墨水容器中的至少一个包含用于清洁打印头的喷墨面的清洁液体。

公开(公告)号：US07506952B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11246708

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J29/38

CPC分类号： B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16552

摘要： A method of removing particulates from an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding the face with ink from the printhead, thereby dispersing the particulates into the flooded ink; and (b) transferring the flooded ink, including the particulates, onto a film moving past the face. Damage to the face is avoided since the film does not contact the face.

摘要翻译： 提供从打印头的喷墨面去除微粒的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）从打印头向油墨充满面，从而将微粒分散到淹墨中; 和（b）将包含微粒的淹水墨转移到移动通过面部的膜上。 避免了脸部受伤，因为胶片不接触脸部。

公开(公告)号：US20080246802A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-09

申请号：US12142774

申请日：2008-06-20

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16523

摘要： Provided is a printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer. The maintenance station includes a capper having an open-ended capping chamber with a perimeter gasket for operatively engaging with a printhead of the printer to form a protective seal around the printhead. The station also includes an engagement mechanism configured to actuate said capper into and out of sealing engagement with the printhead. Also included is a dabbing device with a microfibre film which is operatively fed between a pair of spools to dab a non-printing portion of the printhead after the capper is disengaged from the printhead.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于页宽打印机的打印头维护站。 维护站包括具有开口封盖室的封盖器，其具有周边垫圈，用于与打印机的打印头可操作地接合以形成围绕打印头的保护密封。 该工位还包括配置成使所述封盖件与打印头进行密封接合的啮合机构。 还包括具有微纤维膜的装置，其可操作地馈送在一对卷轴之间，以在封盖从打印头脱离之后打印打印头的非打印部分。

公开(公告)号：US20080246799A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-09

申请号：US12140192

申请日：2008-06-16

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16511

摘要： Provided is a printhead maintenance assembly having an ink manifold with a printhead, the manifold operatively supplying the printhead with ink, and a capper arrangement. The capper arrangement includes a capper operatively fitted to the manifold over the printhead, the capper defining a capper chamber with a constriction member splitting said chamber into an air inlet channel and a vacuum channel. The constriction member is located proximate the printhead to define a blast channel therewith between the inlet channel and the vacuum channel.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有带有打印头的墨水歧管的打印头维护组件，歧管可操作地向打印头提供墨水和封盖装置。 封盖装置包括可操作地安装在打印头上方的歧管上的封盖器，该封盖器限定了封盖室，该封盖室具有将所述室分解成空气入口通道和真空通道的收缩构件。 收缩构件位于打印头附近以在入口通道和真空通道之间限定鼓风通道。

公开(公告)号：US20080238985A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US12138373

申请日：2008-06-12

申请人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

发明人： Vesa Karppinen ,  Kia Silverbrook

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16532

摘要： Provided is a printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer. The maintenance station includes a capper having an open-ended capping chamber with a perimeter gasket for operatively engaging with a printhead of the printer to form a protective seal around the printhead. Also included is an engagement mechanism configured to actuate said capper into and out of sealing engagement with the printhead, as well as an air supply and vacuum assembly with valve arrangements arranged in fluid communication with the capping chamber to facilitate in purging excess ink from the printhead when the capper is engaged with said printhead.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于页宽打印机的打印头维护站。 维护站包括具有开口封盖室的封盖器，其具有周边垫圈，用于与打印机的打印头可操作地接合以形成围绕打印头的保护密封。 还包括一种接合机构，其配置成致动所述封盖器进入和脱离与打印头的密封接合，以及具有排列成与封盖室流体连通的阀装置的空气供应和真空组件，以便于从打印头清除多余的墨水 当封盖与所述打印头接合时。