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US 8,075,090 B2Granted
Method of maintaining inkjet printhead using non-contact roller
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsVesa Karppinen, David William Jensen, Kia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A method of maintaining an ink ejection face of an inkjet printhead. The method comprises the steps of: (i) flooding the ink ejection face with ink from nozzles in the printhead; and (ii) rotating a roller adjacent the face, such that flooded ink is transferred from the face onto an outer surface of the roller. The outer surface of the roller does not contact the face during rotation of the roller.
Claims6
A method of maintaining an ink ejection face of an inkjet printhead, said method comprising the steps of:
- (i) flooding said ink ejection face with ink from nozzles in said printhead;
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- (ii) rotating a non-heated roller adjacent said face, such that flooded ink is transferred from said face onto an outer surface of said roller,
- wherein said outer surface of said roller does not contact said face during rotation of said roller,
- and wherein said outer surface is dry before being rotated past said face.
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