Inkjet head and inkjet printer with the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsGu-hwan Na, Jin-ho Park
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Abstract
An inkjet head for discharging ink to print an image and an inkjet printer with the same are provided. The inkjet head includes an ink cartridge filled with ink. The inkjet head has a nozzle portion with a nozzle for discharging ink. A cap bracket is connected to the ink cartridge and pivotally moves between a first position which covers the nozzle portion and a second position which opens the nozzle portion. A cleaning member is provided to the cap bracket and contacts the nozzle portion to clean the nozzle portion during movement of the cap bracket.
Claims16
An inkjet head for an inkjet printer comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising a nozzle portion with a nozzle for discharging ink;
- a cap bracket connected to the ink cartridge and pivotally movable between a first position which covers the nozzle portion and a second position which opens the nozzle portion;
- and
- a cleaning member arranged with respect to the cap bracket and contacting the nozzle portion to clean the nozzle portion during movement of the cap bracket.
An inkjet printer which transfers a recording sheet along a given transfer path and comprises an inkjet head for printing an image onto the recording sheet by discharging ink onto the recording sheet, the inkjet head comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising a nozzle portion with a nozzle for discharging ink;
- a cap bracket connected to the ink cartridge and pivotally movable between a first position which covers the nozzle portion and a second position which opens the nozzle portion;
- and
- a cleaning member arranged with respect to the cap bracket and contacting the nozzle portion to clean the nozzle portion during movement of the cap bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.