Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Combined
Patent
1994-12-12
1998-05-26
Barlow, Jr., John E.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Combined
347 23, 347 33, 347102, B41J 2165
Patent
active
057573875
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for cleaning the nozzle plate of an ink jet print head and for drying the ink of an indicia on an envelope just printed is disclosed in which a strip of absorbent material is drawn across the nozzle plate after each or a predetermined number of printing operations has been completed, and heat is applied to the area of the absorbent material passing across the nozzle plate so that the absorbent material cleans any ink or other debris which may have collected on the nozzle plate during the printing operation. A similar strip of absorbent material is pressed against a freshly printed indicia on each succeeding envelope, and heat is applied to the area of the absorbent material that is in contact with the indicia to facilitate drying of the ink and to cause the absorbent material to absorb any excess ink on the indicia.
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Barlow Jr. John E.
Pitchenik David E.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Scolnick Melvin J.
Shapiro Steven J.
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