Method of sealing nozzles on a printhead
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsJohn Douglas Peter Morgan, Kia Silverbrook, Christopher Hibbard, Bruce Gordon Holyoake
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Abstract
A method of sealing nozzles on an ink ejection face of a printhead is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with the ink ejection face; and (b) moving the pad from a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face to a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face. The movement causes the contact surface to be progressively contacted with the face during sealing engagement.
Claims11
A method of sealing nozzles on an ink ejection face of a printhead, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with said ink ejection face;
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- moving said pad substantially perpendicularly with respect to said ink ejection face from a second position in which said contact surface is disengaged from said face to a first position in which said contact surface is sealingly engaged with said face,
- wherein said movement causes said contact surface to be progressively contacted with said face during sealing engagement, and
- wherein said contact surface slopes away from said ink ejection face such that, during engagement, a first part of said surface is contacted with said face prior to a second part of said surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.