发明名称 |
PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING MAINTENANCE ROLLER AND CLEANING MECHANISM |
摘要 |
A printhead maintenance assembly for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance assembly comprises: (a) a maintenance roller having an elastically deformable contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead; (b) an engagement mechanism for moving the roller between a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face, and a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face; and (c) a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the contact surface. The cleaning mechanism comprises a motor for rotating the maintenance roller, and an ink removal system for removing ink from the contact surface when the maintenance roller is rotated.
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申请公布号 |
KR20080063397(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.07.03 |
申请号 |
KR20087011157 |
申请日期 |
2006.07.10 |
申请人 |
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD. |
发明人 |
MORGAN JOHN DOUGLAS;KARPPINEN VESA;NAKAZAWA AKIRA;MCAULIFFE PATRIC JOHN;SILVERBROOK KIA |
分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
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