Recorders – Markers and/or driving means therefor – With ink supply to marker
Patent
1987-08-24
1989-01-24
Goldberg, E. A.
Recorders
Markers and/or driving means therefor
With ink supply to marker
346 75, G01D 1516
Patent
active
048004030
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus makes it possible to restore operation of the nozzles of a print head by removing blockages and eliminating any bubbles of air or gases which may have formed in the ink jet printing elements of a dot printer. In the ink jet printing elements of the self-cancelling type in which the parasitic oscillations in the pressure of the ink are damped by the control circuit itself, blockages and air bubbles are eliminated by means of the control circuit which is caused to operate at a higher frequency than that used for the printing operation, under control of a microprocessor electronic selector switch and frequency generator. This is effected simultaneously with the application of a suction effect on the ink in the nozzles. The suction effect is produced by means of a suction pump connected to a resilient cup fitted in front of the nozzles in a parking position of the head beyond the platen. Shortly before the cup is withdrawn from the nozzles, the depression is nullified by opening a vent to ensure that the suction does not cause the ink to escape. A rubber disc adjacent the platen roller is provided for cleaning the printing elements, which wipe across the edge of the disc as the head moves back in front of the platen.
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Accattino Andrea
Jans Aldo
Goldberg E. A.
Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A.
Tran Huan H.
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