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US 2003/0202034 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for servicing an inkjet print head
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJohn Norman Lodal, Roger Robert Sleger
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Abstract
An apparatus for servicing an inkjet print head includes a print head wiper for wiping the inkjet print head and a wiper cleaner adjacent to the print head wiper for cleaning the print head wiper.
Claims29
An apparatus for servicing an inkjet print head comprising:
- a print head wiper adjacent to said print head for wiping said inkjet print head;
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- a wiper cleaner adjacent to said print head wiper for cleaning said print head wiper.
An inkjet print head servicing mechanism comprising:
- a first element rotatably mounted to a shaft with a protrusion extending therefrom for cleaning a stationary inkjet print head;
- and
- a second element for cleaning the first element.
An inkjet print head servicing apparatus comprising:
- wiping means for cleaning said inkjet print head;
- and
- cleaning means for cleaning said wiping means.
An inkjet print head servicing apparatus comprising:
- a swath adjacent to said inkjet print head for cleaning said inkjet print head;
- and
- a scraper for cleaning said swath.
An apparatus for servicing an inkjet print head comprising:
- a print head cleaner rotatably mounted to a shaft of an inkjet printer, said print head cleaner including a protrusion that engages a stationary inkjet print head as said print head cleaner is rotated past said inkjet print head;
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- a scraper mounted to said inkjet printer adjacent to said print head cleaner, wherein said scraper is spaced from said print head cleaner a predetermined distance such that said print head cleaner contacts said scraper as said print cleaner rotates past said scraper.
An apparatus for servicing an inkjet printer comprising:
- a print head rotatably mounted to a rotor of said inkjet printer and selectively positionable in at least three rotary positions;
- a first wiper disposed adjacent to said print head, said first wiper including a protrusion extending from said rotor such that said protrusion contacts said print head as said print head is rotated past said first wiper;
- a spittoon mounted to said inkjet printer adjacent to said first wiper, said spittoon including a depository receptive of ink ejected from said print head;
- an integrated cap and second wiper disposed adjacent to said spittoon, said second wiper including a protrusion extending such that said protrusion contacts said print head after said print head rotates past said spittoon;
- and wherein said cap provides a hermetic seal with said print head in one of said at least three rotary positions.
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An apparatus for servicing an inkjet printer comprising:
- a print head rotatably mounted to a rotor for selectively positioning said print head in at least three positions;
- a first wiper disposed adjacent to said print head for wiping said print head as said print head is rotated past the wiper;
- a spittoon disposed adjacent to said first wiper for collecting ink ejected from said print head;
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- a cap disposed adjacent to said spittoon for hermetically sealing said print head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.