EP 1945459 A4 20090114 - METHOD OF MAINTAINING A PRINTHEAD USING AIR BLAST CLEANING
Title (en)
METHOD OF MAINTAINING A PRINTHEAD USING AIR BLAST CLEANING
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM HALTEN EINES DRUCKKOPFS BEI VERWENDUNG BEI DRUCKLUFTREINIGUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'ENTRETIEN D'UNE TETE D'IMPRESSION PAR NETTOYAGE A L'AIR FORCE
Publication
Application
Priority
AU 2005001566 W 20051010
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2007041749A1] A method of maintaining a printhead (10) in an operable condition is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding an ink ejection face (12) of the printhead (10) with ink; and (b) removing the ink by blasting air across the face (12).
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5559536 A 19960924 - SAITO ATSUSHI [JP], et al
- [XY] DE 20318248 U1 20040226 - FRANCOTYP POSTALIA AG [DE]
- [X] US 2004041875 A1 20040304 - YAZAWA TAKESHI [JP], et al
- [X] EP 1077133 A2 20010221 - SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]
- [XA] EP 1005997 A1 20000607 - EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]
- [A] EP 0361393 A2 19900404 - TEKTRONIX INC [US]
- See references of WO 2007041749A1
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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2007041749 A1 20070419; AT E477933 T1 20100915; AU 2005337421 A1 20070419; AU 2005337421 B2 20091008; CA 2619862 A1 20070419; CA 2619862 C 20110920; DE 602005023073 D1 20100930; EP 1945459 A1 20080723; EP 1945459 A4 20090114; EP 1945459 B1 20100818
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2005001566 W 20051010; AT 05791415 T 20051010; AU 2005337421 A 20051010; CA 2619862 A 20051010; DE 602005023073 T 20051010; EP 05791415 A 20051010