EP 1310367 A1 20030514 - Service station for inkjet printing system
Title (en)
Service station for inkjet printing system
Title (de)
Wartestation für Tintenstrahldrucksystem
Title (fr)
Station de maintenance d'un sytème d'impression à jet d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 01000604 A 20011108
Abstract (en)
A service station (1) is provided for an inkjet printing system. The service station (1) comprises an enclosure (2), a wiper system (5) for wiping the print head and a scraper (9) for cleaning the wiper blades (6) of the wiper system (5). Cleaning of the wiper system (5) by passing the scraper (9) is done inside the enclosure (2). The service station (1) is easily replaceable allowing easy and total replacement of all the cleaning elements and removal of ink residue and other impurities upon replacing the print head or changing the colour or type of ink. Contamination of the printing system by ink residue is avoided. Also an external driving source (14) is provided for actuating the cleaning system inside the service station (1). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/16547 (2013.01); B41J 2/16541 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 1018430 A1 20000712 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- US 6193353 B1 20010227 - VIVES JOAN CARLES [US], et al
- US 6155667 A 20001205 - ECKARD B MICHAEL [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XA] US 6189999 B1 20010220 - PHAM LE [US], et al
- [XA] US 5663751 A 19970902 - HOLBROOK RUSSELL W [US]
- [XA] EP 0465260 A2 19920108 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- [XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 101 (M - 135) 10 June 1982 (1982-06-10)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01000604 A 20011108