WO2005044563A3 - Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead Download PDF

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WO2005044563A3
WO2005044563A3 PCT/EP2004/012423 EP2004012423W WO2005044563A3 WO 2005044563 A3 WO2005044563 A3 WO 2005044563A3 EP 2004012423 W EP2004012423 W EP 2004012423W WO 2005044563 A3 WO2005044563 A3 WO 2005044563A3
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housing
array
printhead
interior compartment
air flow
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Jack Heller
John R Wall
Kevin W Kuester
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Videojet Technologies Inc
Jack Heller
John R Wall
Kevin W Kuester
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Priority to JP2006538735A priority Critical patent/JP2007509786A/en
Priority to EP04797560A priority patent/EP1691982A2/en
Publication of WO2005044563A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005044563A2/en
Publication of WO2005044563A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005044563A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/12—Guards, shields or dust excluders
    • B41J29/13—Cases or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/17—Cleaning arrangements

Abstract

An inkjet printhead (30) includes a housing (32) defining an interior compartment. The housing includes a front or print face (36) which presents an array of nozzles (38) that are adapted to project drops of ink on a substrate as the substrate passes in front of the array. The front face defines a front air passage (44) that surrounds at least a portion of the nozzle array to allow air flow between the exterior of the housing and the interior compartment. The housing defines at least one additional air passage (48) constructed to allow air flow between the exterior of the housing and the interior compartment. The air passages are constructed to create positive air flow through the front passage which reduces the accumulation of debris around the orifice array. The printhead may also include a protective structure (58) that extends across a portion of the front air passage to protect the orifice array from being damaged by materials, such as mail, that move past the printhead at high speeds during the printing operation.
PCT/EP2004/012423 2003-11-04 2004-11-03 Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead WO2005044563A2 (en)

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JP2006538735A JP2007509786A (en) 2003-11-04 2004-11-03 Method and apparatus for reducing lint accumulation in an inkjet printhead
EP04797560A EP1691982A2 (en) 2003-11-04 2004-11-03 Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead

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US60/517,268 2003-11-04
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US10/979,888 US20050099451A1 (en) 2003-11-04 2004-11-02 Method and apparatus for reducing debris accumulation in an ink jet printhead

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