Liquid discharge apparatus including wiper to wipe surface of nozzle plate both in forward direction and in opposite direction

    公开(公告)号:US10099478B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15428567

    申请日:2017-02-09

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: A liquid discharge apparatus is provided including a liquid discharge head, a cap, and a wiper. The liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having thereon a nozzle for discharging a liquid. The cap caps a surface of the nozzle plate. The wiper moves relative to the nozzle plate to wipe the surface of the nozzle plate. The surface of the nozzle plate has a cap contact region that is contactable with the cap. The wiper starts wiping from a wiping start position that is disposed between both end parts of the cap contact region in a direction of wiping. The wiper comes into contact with the surface of the nozzle plate at the wiping start position and moves in a first direction to wipe the surface of the nozzle plate, and thereafter moves in a second direction opposite the first direction to wipe the surface of the nozzle plate.

    Liquid cartridge and image forming apparatus incorporation same
    4.
    发明授权
    Liquid cartridge and image forming apparatus incorporation same 有权
    液体盒和图像形成装置相同

    公开(公告)号:US09039152B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-26

    申请号:US14471180

    申请日:2014-08-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: A liquid cartridge is detachably attachable to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus. The liquid cartridge includes a cartridge case, an information memory element, and a holding unit. The cartridge case includes at least two dividable case parts. The at least two dividable case parts form a front face of the cartridge case to face the apparatus body when the liquid cartridge is attached to the apparatus body. An information memory element is held at the front face of the cartridge case. The holding unit is provided in one of the at least two dividable case parts to hold the information memory element with only the one of the at least two dividable case parts. The holding unit includes a groove to receive the information memory element and a displaceable claw to hold the information memory element between the groove and the claw.

    摘要翻译: 液体盒可拆卸地附接到图像形成装置的装置主体。 液体盒包括盒壳体,信息存储元件和保持单元。 盒壳体包括至少两个可分开的壳体部件。 当液体盒被附接到装置主体时,所述至少两个可分开的壳体部分形成盒壳体的前表面以面对设备主体。 信息存储元件被保持在盒壳体的前表面。 保持单元设置在至少两个可分割的壳体部分中的一个中,以仅使信息存储元件保持至少两个可分割的壳体部分中的一个。 保持单元包括用于接收信息存储元件的凹槽和用于将信息存储元件保持在凹槽和爪之间的可移位爪。

    Liquid ejector and liquid ejecting detector

    公开(公告)号:US09694584B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-04

    申请号:US15217088

    申请日:2016-07-22

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: A liquid ejector includes a head having a plurality of nozzles arranged along a first direction of a nozzle surface of the head to eject a droplet from the nozzles, and an ejection detector to detect whether or not a droplet is ejected from the plurality of nozzles of the head by detecting an electrical change generated when the droplet lands onto the ejection detector. The ejection detector includes a droplet landing surface arranged opposed to the nozzle surface, a wiper to wipe the droplet off the droplet landing surface along the first direction, and a cleaner having a contact surface to remove the droplet adhered to the wiper after the wiper wipes the droplet landing surface. The contact surface has a curvature such that side ends of the wiper contacts with the contact surface at first, and then a center part of the wiper contacts the contact surface.

    Image forming apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08919921B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US14075128

    申请日:2013-11-08

    申请人: Shotaro Takeuchi

    发明人: Shotaro Takeuchi

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 B41J29/393

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16579

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, an ejection detector, and a cleaner. The ejection detector detects ejection or non-ejection of droplets from the head and has an electrode member disposed in an area in which the electrode member is opposable to the head. The cleaner cleans the electrode member after ejection or non-ejection of droplets from nozzles of the head is detected by detection of electric changes of the electrode member generated when the droplets ejected from the nozzles land on the electrode member with a potential difference created between a nozzle face of the head and the electrode member and the nozzle face opposed to the electrode member. The cleaner includes a wiping member to wipe droplets adhering to the electrode member. The wiping member and the electrode member are configured to be relatively moved in parallel to a nozzle array direction to clean the electrode member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括记录头,喷射检测器和清洁器。 喷射检测器检测从头部喷射或不喷射液滴,并且具有设置在电极部件与头部相对的区域中的电极部件。 通过检测当从喷嘴喷射的液滴在电极部件上产生的电极部件的电变化时,电极部件之间产生的电位差在 头部和电极部件的喷嘴面和与电极部件相对的喷嘴面。 清洁器包括擦拭附着在电极部件上的液滴的擦拭部件。 擦拭构件和电极构件被构造成平行于喷嘴排列方向相对移动以清洁电极构件。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140253626A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US14190182

    申请日:2014-02-26

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, an ejection detection unit, a cleaner, and a holder member. The ejection detection unit has an electrode member disposed in an area in which the electrode member is opposable to the head. The cleaner includes a cleaning member to remove droplets adhering to the electrode member. The ejection detection unit detects ejection or non-ejection of droplets by detection of electric changes of the electrode member generated when droplets ejected from nozzles of the head land on the electrode member in a state in which a potential difference is created between a nozzle face of the head and the electrode member and the nozzle face is opposed to the electrode member. The holder member supports the electrode member, and holds the cleaning member movable in parallel to a nozzle array direction in which the nozzles is arrayed in the head.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括记录头,喷射检测单元,清洁器和保持器构件。 喷射检测单元具有设置在电极构件与头部相对的区域中的电极构件。 清洁器包括清洁构件以去除附着在电极构件上的液滴。 喷射检测单元通过检测在从电极构件上的喷墨头的喷嘴喷出的液滴中产生的电极部件的电变化,通过检测在液滴的喷嘴面 头部和电极部件以及喷嘴面与电极部件相对。 保持器构件支撑电极构件,并且保持清洁构件平行于喷嘴排列在头部中的喷嘴排列方向。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140132668A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-15

    申请号:US14075128

    申请日:2013-11-08

    申请人: Shotaro Takeuchi

    发明人: Shotaro Takeuchi

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16579

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, an ejection detector, and a cleaner. The ejection detector detects ejection or non-ejection of droplets from the head and has an electrode member disposed in an area in which the electrode member is opposable to the head. The cleaner cleans the electrode member after ejection or non-ejection of droplets from nozzles of the head is detected by detection of electric changes of the electrode member generated when the droplets ejected from the nozzles land on the electrode member with a potential difference created between a nozzle face of the head and the electrode member and the nozzle face opposed to the electrode member. The cleaner includes a wiping member to wipe droplets adhering to the electrode member. The wiping member and the electrode member are configured to be relatively moved in parallel to a nozzle array direction to clean the electrode member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括记录头,喷射检测器和清洁器。 喷射检测器检测从头部喷射或不喷射液滴,并且具有设置在电极部件与头部相对的区域中的电极部件。 通过检测当从喷嘴喷射的液滴在电极部件上产生的电极部件的电变化时,电极部件之间产生的电位差在 头部和电极部件的喷嘴面和与电极部件相对的喷嘴面。 清洁器包括擦拭附着在电极部件上的液滴的擦拭部件。 擦拭构件和电极构件被构造成平行于喷嘴排列方向相对移动以清洁电极构件。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    10.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150097894A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-09

    申请号:US14507929

    申请日:2014-10-07

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, an ejection detector, a cleaner and cleaning ejection controller. The ejection detector has a droplet landing member disposed in an area in which the droplet landing member faces the head. The ejection detector detects ejection or non-ejection by detecting electric change caused by landing of the droplets on the droplet landing member. The cleaner cleans a droplet landing surface of the droplet landing member. The cleaning ejection controller controls the recording head to eject droplets on the droplet landing surface for cleaning the droplet landing surface before cleaning the droplet landing surface by the cleaner. A quantity of the droplets for cleaning the droplet landing surface is greater than a quantity of the droplets for detecting ejection or non-ejection.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括记录头,喷射检测器,清洁器和清洁喷射控制器。 喷射检测器具有设置在液滴着陆部件面向头部的区域中的液滴着落部件。 喷射检测器通过检测由液滴着落部件上的着陆引起的电变化来检测喷射或不喷射。 清洁器清洁液滴着陆部件的液滴着陆面。 清洁喷射控制器控制记录头在液滴着落表面上喷射液滴,以清洁液滴着陆表面,然后用清洁器清洁液滴着陆面。 用于清洁液滴着陆表面的液滴的量大于用于检测喷射或不喷射的液滴的量。