公开(公告)号：US06375304B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09505544

申请日：2000-02-17

申请人： Charles Stanley Aldrich ,  Benjamin Alan Askren ,  John Edward Borsuk ,  Donn Duane Bryant ,  Curtis Ray Droege ,  Laura Leigh Garcia ,  Edward Lawrence Kiely ,  Robert Flynt Strean

发明人： Charles Stanley Aldrich ,  Benjamin Alan Askren ,  John Edward Borsuk ,  Donn Duane Bryant ,  Curtis Ray Droege ,  Laura Leigh Garcia ,  Edward Lawrence Kiely ,  Robert Flynt Strean

IPC分类号： B41J2165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16552

摘要： An ink mist controller for a maintenance station including spit louvers and a spit wheel which serve as accumulating surfaces. A flow of air directs ink mist through the louvers and around the spit wheel. Mist that is not attracted to a surface is carried to a manifold which filters, then exhausts, air to the environment, thereby preventing contamination of articles surrounding the printer. Color ink droplets are ejected onto the spit louvers. Low pressure is created between and below the louvers, which increases air and mist velocity over the entire spit zone. An unrestricted air curtain occurs on three sides of the color printhead to further control the location of mist deposit. Black ink is ejected onto the spit wheel which holds the mist deposit during evaporation. At defined intervals, the spit wheel rotates a fraction of a revolution. A scraper removes the non-volatile residue from the wheel during rotation. An air curtain is created on all four sides of the spit wheel to direct mist to this surface. As with the color ink, contaminated air is filtered prior to being exhausted to the environment.

摘要翻译： 一种用于维护站的墨雾控制器，包括用作累积表面的吐痰百叶窗和吐痰轮。 空气流引导墨雾通过百叶窗和吐痰轮周围。 没有吸引到表面的雾沫被传送到过滤器，然后将空气排放到环境中的歧管，从而防止了打印机周围的物品的污染。 彩色墨滴喷射到吐痰百叶窗上。 在百叶窗之间和之下产生低压，这增加了整个喷洒区域的空气和雾气速度。 在彩色打印头的三侧出现不受限制的气幕，以进一步控制雾滴的位置。 黑色墨水喷射到吐出轮上，在蒸发过程中保持雾气沉积。 在限定的间隔内，吐轮旋转一分之一圈。 刮刀在旋转期间从车轮上除去非挥发性残留物。 在吐痰轮的四面都形成一个气帘，将雾直接引到这个表面。 与彩色墨水一样，污染的空气在被耗尽到环境之前被过滤。

公开(公告)号：US06357853B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-19

申请号：US09504652

申请日：2000-02-14

申请人： Benjamin Alan Askren ,  John Edward Borsuk ,  Donn Duane Bryant ,  Curtis Ray Droege ,  Laura Leigh Garcia ,  Edward Lawrence Kiely ,  Robert Flynt Strean

发明人： Benjamin Alan Askren ,  John Edward Borsuk ,  Donn Duane Bryant ,  Curtis Ray Droege ,  Laura Leigh Garcia ,  Edward Lawrence Kiely ,  Robert Flynt Strean

IPC分类号： B41J2165

CPC分类号： B41J2/1721 ,  B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/1714 ,  B41J2002/1742

摘要： A process of, and apparatus for controlling waste ink from an ink jet printer printhead, transfers waste ink to an absorptive diaper, and at least intermittently forces air across the absorptive diaper to promote evaporation of certain volatile ink components from the transferred ink. Waste ink may be received and temporarily retained on a plurality of spaced apart inclined louvers located above the absorptive diaper, and air conveyed across and between the louvers to promote evaporation of certain volatile components from the received ink.

摘要翻译： 用于控制来自喷墨打印机打印头的废墨的方法和设备将废墨转移到吸收性尿布，并且至少间歇地迫使空气穿过吸收性尿布以促进某些挥发性油墨组分从转印的油墨的蒸发。 废墨可以被接收并临时保留在位于吸收性尿布上方的多个间隔开的倾斜百叶窗上，并且空气在百叶窗之间和之间传送，以促进某些挥发性组分从接收的油墨中蒸发。