Cleaning container and method for cleaning a printhead of an ink

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1996-05-29

1999-06-29

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

B41J 2165

Patent

active

059175125

ABSTRACT:
A method for cleaning the printhead of an ink jet printer includes the steps of separating an ink container from the printhead, connecting a cleaning container containing cleaning fluid to the printhead, and drawing cleaning fluid through the printhead, thereby cleaning the printhead. A device for cleaning the printhead includes a cleaning container connector element and a cleaning container that are shaped substantially the same as an ink container connecting element and an ink container, respectively.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5500659 (1996-03-01), Curran, Jr. et al.
patent: 5509140 (1996-04-01), Koitabashi et al.
patent: 5589861 (1996-12-01), Shibata
patent: 5589865 (1996-12-01), Beeson

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