Ink jet printer

Details Ink jet printer Ink jet printer

1998-03-16

2000-09-19

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

347 29, B41J 2165

Patent

active

06120126&

ABSTRACT:
An ink jet printer includes an ink jet head having nozzles, which can be covered with a suction cap. A pump can suck ink out of the head to purge it. A controller can vary the suction pressure or the suction cycle period of the pump in accordance with a purge mode. Automatic purges can be performed at predetermined time intervals for the maintenance of the printer. A manual purge can be performed for recovery from defective ejection of ink from the head. Another purge can be performed just after an ink cartridge is replaced for the printer. The controller controls the pump in such a manner that at least one of the automatic purges, the manual purge and the purge after cartridge replacement differ from each other in at least one of the suction period and pressure. Depending on the using condition of the printer, it is possible to prevent defective ejection of ink due to the clogging of the nozzles and/or the bubbling of ink.

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patent: 5475404 (1995-12-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 5639220 (1997-06-01), Hayakawa
patent: 5828389 (1998-10-01), Yamaguchi et al.
patent: 5852452 (1998-12-01), Imai

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