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US 6,550,891 B1Granted
Rotating wiper and blotter for ink jet print head
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorRichard H. Berg
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Abstract
A method and mechanism for wiping print heads is provided in the form of a plate with respect to which one or more wiping blades are mounted. The plate and blades are rotated past the print heads to wipe and clean the print heads. The mechanism fits in a relatively small amount of space.
Claims21
A wiping mechanism usable to wipe ink and/or debris from at least one ink jet print head, comprising:
- a plate comprising at least a portion of a circle and mounted substantially parallel to a nozzle face of the at least one ink jet print head;
- at least one wiping blade mounted on the plate, each wiping blade located on the plate at a position facing at least one of the at least one ink jet print head;
- wherein the plate and the at least one wiping blade are mounted such that the at least one wiping blade is rotatable past the at least one ink jet print head to wipe the at least one ink jet print head.
A method for wiping at least one ink jet print head, comprising:
- rotating at least a plate, which lies substantially within a plane, and at least one wiping blade carried by the plate, about an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the plane, past the one or more print heads to wipe the one or more print heads.
A method for wiping at least one ink jet print head, comprising:
- rotating at least a plate and at least one wiping blade past the one or more print heads to wipe the one or more print heads, wherein the plate is in the form of at least a portion of a circular disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.