Cleaning device for cleaning printhead of ink-jet printer

Details Cleaning device for cleaning printhead of ink-jet printer Cleaning device for cleaning printhead of ink-jet printer

2005-07-12

2005-07-12

Hsieh, Shih-wen (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S023000, C347S030000, C347S032000, C347S033000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06916080

ABSTRACT:
A cleaning device for cleaning a printhead of an ink-jet printer includes a cleaning blade, a cleaning blade reciprocating system, a cap member, a cap member moving system, and a first driving force supplying system. The cleaning blade reciprocating system reciprocates the cleaning blade near the printhead so that the cleaning blade wipes an ink ejecting surface of the printhead. The cap member is formed to cover at least a part of the ink ejecting surface and receive waste ink discharged from the printhead. The cap member is moved by the cap member moving system toward and away from the printhead. The cap member comes into close contact with the ink ejecting surface when moved toward to the printhead. The first driving force supplying system is selectively connected to one of the cleaning blade reciprocating system and the cap member moving system to supply driving force thereto.

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