EP 0960735 A3 20000426 - Cleaning device and method for inkjet printing head
Title (en)
Cleaning device and method for inkjet printing head
Title (de)
Reinigungsgerät und Reinigungsverfahren für Tintenstrahldruckkopf
Title (fr)
Appareil et méthode de netoyage pour tête d'impression à jets d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 14637098 A 19980527
- JP 31145398 A 19981030
- JP 25440998 A 19980908
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0960735A2] The present invention provides a cleaning device for an inkjet printing head and a method for cleaning such a head; a wiper to be used for cleaning the inkjet printing head; and an inkjet printing apparatus having such a wiper for preventing the deposition of ink on the side of a printing head. Slits (3a, 3b) facing to the side (1a, b) of the printing head are formed on a wiper (3) made of a sheet of rubber, which moves relatively with the printing head. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/16538 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0446885 A1 19910918 - CANON KK [JP]
- [X] EP 0395004 A2 19901031 - CANON KK [JP]
- [X] US 5555461 A 19960910 - ACKERMAN JOHN C [US]
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- [X] EP 0597677 A2 19940518 - XEROX CORP [US]
- [X] US 5610641 A 19970311 - IKADO MASAHARU [JP]
- [X] US 5539435 A 19960723 - UCHIDA HARUO [JP], et al
- [X] EP 0676290 A2 19951011 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 095, no. 010 30 November 1995 (1995-11-30)
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 011, no. 321 (M - 633) 20 October 1987 (1987-10-20)
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 096, no. 002 29 February 1996 (1996-02-29)
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 398 (M - 1645) 26 July 1994 (1994-07-26)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0960735 A2 19991201; EP 0960735 A3 20000426; EP 0960735 B1 20030730; DE 69909888 D1 20030904; DE 69909888 T2 20040226
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99110177 A 19990526; DE 69909888 T 19990526