Cleaning method and apparatus for a printhead assembly
    1.
    发明申请
    Cleaning method and apparatus for a printhead assembly 有权
    打印头组件的清洁方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070126783A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-07

    申请号:US11296144

    申请日:2005-12-07

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 B08B7/00

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16588

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for cleaning a first set and a second set of a staggered full-width array printhead assembly (SFWA) in an inkjet printer. The apparatus for the method includes (a) a wiper blade carriage assembly (WBCA) having a wiper blade unit at a first set point; (b) a timing belt and a stepper motor assembly for moving the WBCA between a home position and a number of operating positions; (c) devices for moving the first and second sets of printheads between resting positions and a wiping positions; (d) computer programs for controlling movements (i) of the WBCA from the home position into wiping contact with, and past, the first and second sets of printheads in first and second wiping positions respectively, (ii) of the first and second sets of printheads out of the wiping positions, and (iii) of the WBCA from the wiping positions back to the home position; and (e) apparatus for horizontally moving and re-aligning the wiper blade unit on the WBCA at a second set point for wiping the second set of printheads.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在喷墨打印机中清洁第一组和第二组交错的全宽阵列打印头组件(SFWA)的方法和装置。 该方法的装置包括:(a)在第一设定点具有刮水片单元的刮水器滑架组件(WBCA); (b)同步带和步进电动机组件,用于在原始位置和多个操作位置之间移动WBCA; (c)用于在静止位置和擦拭位置之间移动第一组和第二组打印头的装置; (d)计算机程序,用于控制WBCA从原始位置的移动(i)到第一和第二擦拭位置中的第一和第二组打印头的擦拭接触和过去;(ii)第一和第二组 的打印头从擦拭位置出来,以及(iii)WBCA从擦拭位置回到原位; 以及(e)用于在第二设定点处水平移动和重新对准WBCA上的刮水片单元以擦拭第二组打印头的装置。

    Printhead with waste ink drip bib
    2.
    发明申请
    Printhead with waste ink drip bib 失效
    打印头与废墨滴水口

    公开(公告)号:US20070076048A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-05

    申请号:US11239989

    申请日:2005-09-30

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/185

    摘要: A printhead is provided that includes a waste ink drip bib located adjacent to the lower edge of the printhead face and includes a funnel structure to direct the flow of waste ink to a centrally located lower opening.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种打印头,其包括位于打印头表面的下边缘附近的废墨滴水口,并且包括漏斗结构以将废墨流引导到位于中心的下开口。