Cap for service station for ink-jet printheads

Details Cap for service station for ink-jet printheads Cap for service station for ink-jet printheads

1997-11-15

2000-05-30

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

B41J 2165

Patent

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060683643

ABSTRACT:
An ink jet printer comprises a cap having a shape that defines a cavity around the printhead, a cap body formed with a lip region and a beam extending across the cavity, and a basin structure formed with a vent for providing an exit passage from the cavity through a vent port. The cap body and the basin structure cooporate to define a capillary space to create an effective seal between the cavity and the vent associated therewith.

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