Storage container for inkjet cartridges having cleaning means an

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1997-09-03

2000-10-17

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

B41J 2175

Patent

active

061320374

ABSTRACT:
A storage container for storing inkjet cartridges when removed from the carriage of a printer having caps for capping each cartridge, cleaning member for cleaning the electrically conductive interconnect pads of a cartridge as it is positioned within the storage container. The cleaning member may comprise abrasive cleaner for mechanically scraping or wiping the electrically conductive interconnect pads of the inkjet cartridge as it is inserted into and/or removed from the container and preferable comprises a flex circuit. The provision of cleaning member within a storage container reduces the chances of poor or defective electrical contact being made to a cartridge when it is returned to the printer.

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patent: 5598194 (1997-01-01), Hall et al.
patent: 5621745 (1997-04-01), Kawai et al.
patent: 5801725 (1998-09-01), Neese et al.
patent: 5805181 (1998-09-01), Tanaka et al.

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