Global Patent Index - EP 1827837 A1

EP 1827837 A1 20070905 - CAPPING SYSTEM INCORPORATING A FLEXIBLE CAPPING MEMBER FOR INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

CAPPING SYSTEM INCORPORATING A FLEXIBLE CAPPING MEMBER FOR INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

EIN FLEXIBLES ABDECKGLIED ENTHALTENDES ABDECKSYSTEM FÜR TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE RECOUVREMENT INCORPORANT UN ELEMENT DE RECOUVREMENT FLEXIBLE POUR ENSEMBLE TETE D'IMPRESSION A JET D'ENCRE

Publication

EP 1827837 A1 20070905 (EN)

Application

EP 04801129 A 20041206

Priority

AU 2004001715 W 20041206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006060843A1] A capping mechanism is disclosed for a pagewidth printhead assembly (50) having a pagewidth printhead (51) and a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead (51) for delivering ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead. The capping mechanism comprises- i) a capping member (83) formed from a flexible sheet-like material and having a width corresponding substantially to the length of the printhead (51), and ii) means (84, 85) arranged to position the capping member (83) in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead (51). The capping mechanism (83) discloses in relation to a printhead assembly having two pagewidth printheads, and further disclosures are made in respect of an inkjet printer incorporating the capping mechanism and a method of capping a pagewidth printhead.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/165 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B41J 2/055 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 2/14145 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 2/155 (2013.01 - KR); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01 - EP KR); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01 - EP KR); B41J 2/16588 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006060843 A1 20060615; AT E446194 T1 20091115; DE 602004023767 D1 20091203; EP 1827837 A1 20070905; EP 1827837 A4 20080507; EP 1827837 B1 20091021; JP 2008522860 A 20080703; JP 4467621 B2 20100526; KR 100965661 B1 20100624; KR 20070086620 A 20070827

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2004001715 W 20041206; AT 04801129 T 20041206; DE 602004023767 T 20041206; EP 04801129 A 20041206; JP 2007544688 A 20041206; KR 20077014407 A 20041206