公开(公告)号：US20130222475A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13773356

申请日：2013-02-21

Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16544

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head; a long wiping member configured to come in contact with and wipe a liquid ejection face of the head; a wiping member conveyance device configured to drive the wiping member to be conveyed in a lengthwise direction of the wiping member; a pressing member configured to cause the wiping member to come in contact and pressed against the liquid ejection face when the pressing member is placed at a first position; and a slack elimination mechanism configured to push down the pressing member to a second position lower than the first position before the wiping member is brought into contact with the liquid ejection face, and to stop pushing the pressing member so as to move the pressing member along with the wiping member to the first position to bring the wiping member into contact with the liquid ejection face.

Abstract translation: 液体喷射装置包括：液体喷射头; 长擦拭部件，其构造成与所述头部的液体喷射面接触并擦拭; 擦拭构件输送装置，其构造成驱动沿着擦拭构件的长度方向输送的擦拭构件; 按压构件，其构造成当所述按压构件被放置在第一位置时使所述擦拭构件接触并压靠所述液体喷射面; 以及松弛消除机构，其构造成在所述擦拭部件与所述液体喷射面接触之前将所述按压部件向下压到比所述第一位置低的第二位置，并且停止按压所述按压部件，以使所述按压部件沿着 其中擦拭构件到达第一位置以使擦拭构件与液体喷射面接触。

公开(公告)号：US20130187980A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13789843

申请日：2013-03-08

Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2002/1655

Abstract: A nozzle surface wiping apparatus wipes a nozzle surface of a droplet ejection head while moving relatively with respect to the head. The apparatus includes: a band-shaped wiping web; a pay-out spindle which pays out the web; a take-up spindle which is rotated to take up the web; a pressing device which causes the web travelling between the pay-out spindle and the take-up spindle to be pressed against the nozzle surface; a drive roller around which the web travelling between the pressing device and the take-up spindle is wrapped, the drive roller being rotated to apply conveyance force to the web toward the take-up spindle; and a driving device which drives the drive roller and the take-up spindle in such a manner that a velocity at which the web is taken up by the take-up spindle is faster than a velocity at which the drive roller applies the conveyance force to the web.

Abstract translation: 喷嘴表面擦拭装置在相对于头部相对移动的同时擦拭液滴喷射头的喷嘴表面。 该装置包括：带状擦拭网; 支付网络的支付主轴; 旋转以卷取网的卷取轴; 使得在所述放出主轴和所述卷取轴之间行进的所述幅材被压靠在所述喷嘴表面上的按压装置; 驱动辊，卷绕在压紧装置和卷取轴之间的幅材围绕该驱动辊，驱动辊旋转以向卷取轴施加输送力; 以及驱动装置，其驱动驱动辊和卷取轴，使得卷材被卷取轴卷取的速度比驱动辊施加输送力的速度快 网络。

公开(公告)号：US20130176362A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13731657

申请日：2012-12-31

Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/16532 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16552

Abstract: According to the present invention, firstly, since the cleaning liquid is deposited onto the nozzle surface by the nozzle surface cleaning liquid deposition device, then it is possible to raise the dissolving effect, which is a chemical effect of dissolving adhering material which is adhering to the nozzle surface. Consequently, it is possible to remove the adhering material readily by subsequently wiping the nozzle surface with the wiping member, and hence the physical effects can also be improved. Furthermore, since the cleaning liquid is deposited so as to wet the wiping member, then it is possible to suppress the drawing out of liquid from the nozzles due to the absorbing characteristics of the wiping member, and therefore ejection defects due to solidification of drawn out liquid can be prevented. Consequently, it is possible to improve ejection stability of the droplet ejection head.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明，首先，由于通过喷嘴表面清洗液体沉积装置将清洗液沉积在喷嘴表面上，因此可以提高溶解效果，这是溶解附着在粘合剂 喷嘴表面。 因此，可以通过随后用擦拭部件擦拭喷嘴表面而容易地除去粘附材料，因此也可以提高物理效果。 此外，由于清洁液被沉积以润湿擦拭构件，因此可以抑制由于擦拭构件的吸收特性而从喷嘴中抽出液体，并且因此由于拉出凝固而引起的喷射缺陷 可以防止液体。 因此，可以提高液滴喷射头的喷射稳定性。

公开(公告)号：US20130057613A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-07

申请号：US13666789

申请日：2012-11-01

Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation

Inventor： Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2202/21

Abstract: A head cleaning method of wiping and cleaning a nozzle surface of a head with a band-shaped liquid absorbing body by, while pressing and abutting a pressing member on which the liquid absorbing body that travels is wrapped against the nozzle surface of the head, sliding the pressing member over the nozzle surface of the head, includes: a first cleaning step of wiping and cleaning the nozzle surface of the head with a non-wet region of the liquid absorbing body; a wet region forming step of forming a wet region on the liquid absorbing body; and a second cleaning step of wiping and cleaning the nozzle surface of the head with the wet region of the liquid absorbing body.

Abstract translation: 一种用带状液体吸收体擦拭和清洁头部的喷嘴表面的头部清洁方法，其中，当压入和抵接行进的液体吸收体被包裹在头部的喷嘴表面上的挤压部件滑动时， 所述按压部件在所述头部的喷嘴表面上方包括：第一清洁步骤，用所述液体吸收体的非湿润区域擦拭和清洁所述头部的喷嘴表面; 在液体吸收体上形成湿区域的湿区域形成步骤; 以及第二清洗步骤，其与液体吸收体的湿区域一起擦拭和清洁头部的喷嘴表面。

公开(公告)号：US20170151790A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US15432566

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Hiroshi MATAKI ,  Jun YAMANOBE ,  Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16538 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16552 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2/16588 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/1655 ,  B41J2002/16558

Abstract: Provided are a nozzle wiping sheet, a nozzle wiping unit, and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of streaks during printing immediately after maintenance. A wiping member (120) wipes a nozzle surface (57K) of a jetting head (56K) provided with a nozzle through which liquid droplets are jetted, in which a shape of the liquid droplet added dropwise to the wiping member (120) after a cleaning liquid (108) is added to the wiping member (120) satisfies the following condition when an aspect ratio of the liquid droplet after 40 seconds after the addition of the cleaning liquid (108) is assumed to be R, and the R is 1.3 or more.

公开(公告)号：US20170120600A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-04

申请号：US15407351

申请日：2017-01-17

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Jun YAMANOBE ,  Hiroshi MATAKI ,  Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B05B15/52 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16552 ,  B41J2002/1655 ,  B41J2002/16558

Abstract: Provided are a wiping mechanism, a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, and a wiping method capable of securing an absorption capacity of a wiping member which absorbs a liquid adhered to a nozzle surface while preventing infiltration of bubbles into a nozzle when the nozzle surface is wiped by the wiping member. The nozzle surface is wiped by the wiping member which has one surface 200A that comes into contact with the nozzle surface in which a plurality of nozzles through which liquid droplets are jetted are formed, and has a plurality of voids M that form capillaries from the one surface 200A side to the other surface 200B side, the voids M being greater in size on the other surface 200B side than on the one surface side 200A among the plurality of voids M.

公开(公告)号：US20130222476A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13773371

申请日：2013-02-21

Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi INOUE

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16579 ,  B41J2/2146 ,  B41J2002/1655

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head; a long wiping member configured to come in contact with and wipe a liquid ejection face of the head; a wiping member conveyance device configured to convey the wiping member in a lengthwise direction of the wiping member; an elastic member configured to elastically deform and apply a force to cause the wiping member to be pressed against the liquid ejection face through a pressing member when the wiping member comes in contact and pressed against the liquid ejection face; and a slack eliminating member arranged in a front side of the head in a direction of travel of the head with respect to the wiping member, the slack eliminating member being configured to eliminate slack in the wiping member caused by elastic deformation of the elastic member when the wiping member comes in contact with the slack eliminating member.

Abstract translation: 液体喷射装置包括：液体喷射头; 长擦拭部件，其构造成与所述头部的液体喷射面接触并擦拭; 擦拭构件输送装置，其构造成沿着擦拭构件的长度方向输送擦拭构件; 弹性构件，其构造成当所述擦拭构件接触并压靠所述液体喷射面时，通过按压构件弹性变形并施加力以使所述擦拭构件被压靠在所述液体喷射面上; 以及松弛消除构件，其在头部相对于擦拭构件的行进方向上布置在头部的前侧，松弛消除构件被构造成消除由弹性构件的弹性变形引起的擦拭构件的松弛， 擦拭部件与松弛消除部件接触。