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US 2009/0021556 A1Published application
Imaging device
OwnerXiangdong Zhao, Geoffrey Schmid +1inventors
InventorsXiangdong Zhao, Geoffrey Schmid, Timothy J. Cartin
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Abstract
An imaging device includes an ink collection structure.
Claims20
An imaging device, comprising:
- a media holddown structure;
- a collection reservoir positioned adjacent said holddown structure, said reservoir structured to be spaced from a printhead during printing of ink by said printhead onto a print media on said holddown structure;
- an absorbent material positioned within said reservoir;
- and
- a vacuum device operatively connected to said reservoir and adapted for pulling a vacuum on said reservoir.
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A method of using an imaging device cleaning system, comprising:
- depositing ink onto a media holddown structure, wherein a overflow portion of said ink overflows into a collection reservoir positioned adjacent said holddown structure;
- collecting said overflow portion of said ink in an absorbent material positioned within said collection reservoir;
- and
- pulling a vacuum on said collection reservoir to remove said overflow portion of said ink from said absorbent material and said collection reservoir.
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An imaging device ink collection system, comprising:
- a platen;
- a overflow reservoir positioned adjacent said platen;
- an absorbent material positioned within said overflow reservoir;
- and
- vacuum structure positioned within said overflow reservoir and beneath said absorbent material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.