Verfahren zur Wartung eines Druckkopfes eines Tintenstrahldruckers

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4477420

Aktenzeichen

EP23178975

Anmeldetag

13. Juni 2023

Veröffentlichung

18. Dezember 2024

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

B41J2/165B41J2/14

Abstract

A method for maintenance of a print head (21) of an inkjet printer (100), the print head comprising a nozzle surface (or plate) with a plurality of ink nozzles (320) for jetting ink, wherein the method comprises the steps of purging the plurality of ink nozzles at least once, and performing a contact wipe over the nozzle surface (or plate) with a contact pressure such that the contact wipe barely touches the nozzle surface (or plate), with a wet tissue (350) comprising a wetting liquid, with vacuum pressure provided by an air pressure support unit. The invention also relates to an inkjet printer configured to execute the method.

Anmelder

Firma

Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.

Land

🇳🇱 Niederlande

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