Coated wiper for inkjet printer
AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert
InventorPaul Wouters
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Abstract
Wipers of a wiper assembly in an inkjet printer are coated with an anti-wetting coating on at least one side so that, due to the anti-wetting properties, less ink adheres to the side of the wiper, the wiper needs less cleaning, and the wiper is less worn by scraping. Preferably the anti-wetting coating contains a fluoropolymer or the coating is silicone based. In order to provide wiping efficiency, the tip of the wiper can be left uncoated.
Claims5
Wiper assembly for cleaning a printhead in an inkjet printing system comprising at least one wiper blade (1) having on at least one side an anti-wetting coating (7) and wherein on at least one side the wiper (1) is left uncoated by the anti-wetting coating at less than 0.3 mm from a wiper tip (8).
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