| 摘要 |
A waste ink removal system (65) cleans ink residue from an electrostatic sensing element (62) of an ink drop detector (58) in a printing mechanism (20) when a scraper (72), supported by a base (50), is actuated between a retracted position (FIG. 3) and an engaged position (FIG. 4). The system (65) also includes a debris receptacle (84) and/or an absorber (74) which the scraper (72) contacts, after scraping ink from the sensing element (62), to remove the ink from the scraper (72) surface. A method of cleaning ink residue from an electrostatic sensing element (62) of an ink drop detector (58), and a printing mechanism (20) having such a waste ink removal system (65) are also provided. <IMAGE> |
