EP 3256322 A2 20171220 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND PROTECTING A HYDRAULIC CONNECTION
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND PROTECTING A HYDRAULIC CONNECTION
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR REINIGUNG UND ZUM SCHUTZ EINER HYDRAULISCHEN VERBINDUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE ET DE PROTECTION D'UNE CONNEXION HYDRAULIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1551203 A 20150213
- EP 2016053070 W 20160212
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016128566A2] The invention concerns a method for cleaning an ink circuit of an ink-jet printer, comprising at least one tank (10), referred to as the main tank, at least one ink cartridge (30), a pump (31) for pumping the ink from the cartridge and means (32-35, 320, 340, 341, 343, 344) for fluid connection between the ink cartridge and the tank, and means (3) for controlling the printer, said method comprising at least: a) a step of sending solvent, at a pressure P1, to the cartridge (30), by at least a part of the means for fluid connection between the ink cartridge (30) and the tank (10), b) a step of pumping at least a portion of the solvent, sent in step a), towards the main tank (10).
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/20 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
B41J 2/175 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01 - US); B41J 2/17526 (2013.01 - US); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/18 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B41J 2/185 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B41J 2/20 (2013.01 - CN EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2016128566A2
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2016128566 A2 20160818; WO 2016128566 A3 20161006; CN 107249894 A 20171013; CN 107249894 B 20190618; EP 3256322 A2 20171220; EP 3256322 B1 20200311; FR 3032651 A1 20160819; FR 3032651 B1 20170324; US 10543694 B2 20200128; US 2018029375 A1 20180201
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2016053070 W 20160212; CN 201680010110 A 20160212; EP 16705098 A 20160212; FR 1551203 A 20150213; US 201615550909 A 20160212