EP 3056346 B1 20170628 - PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANING PRINTING APPARATUS
Title (en)
PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANING PRINTING APPARATUS
Title (de)
DRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR EINE DRUCKMASCHINE
Title (fr)
APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE D'UNE MACHINE D'IMPRESSION
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2014264582 A 20141226
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3056346A2] A printing apparatus includes a transferring mechanism, at least one head unit having a plurality of recording heads, a plurality of caps, and a moving mechanism that moves the head unit between a printing position and a cleaning position. The recording heads include a terminal head located above a transfer path in the cleaning position. A gap between the head unit and the transfer path in the cleaning position is larger than a gap therebetween in the printing position. This allows transfer of a thick part of a recording medium in the cleaning step. Specifically, the cleaning step can be performed and recording media can be exchanged simultaneously. This can shorten a time of suspension of the printing step, thereby enhancing efficiency of printing operation.
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/16514 (2024.05); B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2/16538 (2013.01); B41J 2/16544 (2013.01); B41J 2/16588 (2013.01); B41J 25/001 (2013.01); B41J 25/304 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16594 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3056346 A2 20160817; EP 3056346 A3 20160914; EP 3056346 B1 20170628; JP 2016124129 A 20160711; JP 6370213 B2 20180808
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15198141 A 20151207; JP 2014264582 A 20141226