Cleaning device for printing heads
AssigneeSystem Ceramics S.P.A.
InventorFRANCO STEFANI
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Abstract
A cleaning device for printing heads arranged in a group along an alignment direction (Y) with a lower surface lying on a main plane (T). The device comprises a collecting head (2), movable along the alignment direction (Y) on the main plane (Y), in contact with or near the lower surfaces of the heads. The print head (2) is movable between a first and a second position that are located at the ends of the group of heads. The collecting head (2) is provided with an inlet opening (21) for collecting material from the heads (T).
Claims12
A cleaning device for printing head arranged in a group along an alignment direction (Y) with a lower surface lying on a main plane (T), comprising:
- a movable collecting head (2) in contact with or near the lower surfaces of the heads along the alignment direction (Y) on the main plane (Y), between a first and a second position;
- a collecting conduit (23), connected to the collecting head (2), adapted to collect the material removed from the heads;
- wherein the collecting conduit (23) comprises a deformable body (24) that modifies its conformation by following the movement of the collecting head (2) between the first and the second position;
- characterised in that:
- the deformable body (24) has a concave and open conformation;
- at least in the second position of the collecting head (2), the concavity of the deformable body (24) faces upwards, at least in one section of the deformable body placed opposite the heads of the print bar (PB).
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