Valve for an ink jet printer maintenance system

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1992-11-12

1995-07-11

Fuller, Benjamin R.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

251 10, B41J 2165

Patent

active

054325382

ABSTRACT:
A valve is disclosed for use in a maintenance station for an ink jet printer. The maintenance station has a carriage on which a cap that selectively seals the printhead nozzle is mounted. The carriage is movable in and relative to a fixed support member of the maintenance station. A flexible hose interconnects the cap with a pneumatic source for the removal of air and ink from the cap. The selective movement of the carriage towards and away from a wall of the support member pinches the flexible hose closed between them without requiring closely toleranced movement of the carriage.

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