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Document | Title | Date |
20080198197 | Integrated Maintenance and Paper Pick System - A printhead maintenance station comprises a base including a spitting zone, a maintenance sled movable relative to the base, a wiper assembly for cleaning a printhead orifice plate, a capping assembly for capping a printhead orifice plate, a pick motor operating a paper picking assembly and the maintenance sled and the capping assembly, and, wherein the maintenance station provides for spitting, wiping, and capping of a printhead orifice plate. | 08-21-2008 |
20080204507 | Fluid-ejection device service station - A service station for a fluid-ejection mechanism of a fluid-ejection device includes one or more mechanisms. The mechanisms move back and forth over the fluid-ejection mechanism to wipe the fluid-ejection mechanism. The mechanisms cap the fluid-ejection mechanism during periods of nonuse of the fluid-ejection mechanism. The service station is mounted on the fluid-ejection mechanism, and remains mounted on the fluid-ejection mechanism while the fluid-ejection mechanism is used to eject fluid onto media. The fluid-ejection device is moved by a user to properly eject the fluid onto the media. | 08-28-2008 |
20080211861 | Duplex Printer Configured To Move Printheads Before Capping - The present invention relates to a duplex printer. The printer includes a support assembly and a pair of printheads mounted for movement with respect to the support assembly and configured to each eject ink upon print media. A print media feed mechanism is configured to feed the print media between the printheads during printing. A pair of movably mounted capping members is configured to cap respective printheads. A printhead movement actuating mechanism is configured to move the printheads into position for capping. A capping member actuating mechanism is configured to move the capping members into position for engagement with the moved printheads. | 09-04-2008 |
20080238987 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device one aspect of the invention comprises: a plurality of inkjet heads each having an ink ejection surface; a frame that has a plurality of holes formed therein and supports the plurality of inkjet heads such that the plurality of ink ejection surfaces are respectively exposed from the plurality of holes; a cap comprising a projection formed thereon to define a plurality of recessed portions; and a cap moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the cap and the frame to selectively position the projection at a first position and a second position. The projection at the first position abuts on the frame such that the plurality of ink ejection surfaces are respectively surrounded by the plurality of recessed portions. The projection at the second position is spaced from the frame. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238988 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus And Head Cartridge - A liquid jetting apparatus includes a first liquid jetting head which has a plurality of first nozzles, a head holder to which a first liquid jetting head is fixed, a liquid cartridge which is detachably mounted on the head holder, and which supplies the first liquid jetting head with a liquid which is to be jetted from the first nozzles, and a head cartridge which has a second liquid jetting head having a plurality of second nozzles, and a liquid tank which supplies the second liquid jetting head with a liquid which is to be jetted from the second nozzles. The second liquid jetting head and the liquid tank are integrated to form the head cartridge, and the head cartridge is detachably mounted on the head holder. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238989 | Liquid discharging device - A liquid discharging device includes a line head having a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, the discharge ports being arranged substantially in lines in a discharge surface; a head cap facing the line head, for closing the discharge ports; and a lift mechanism for lifting or lowering the head cap. The head cap closes the discharge ports by being lifted with the lift mechanism substantially perpendicularly to the discharge surface. Also, the head cap comes away from the discharge surface by being lowered with the lift mechanism substantially perpendicularly to the discharge surface to allow a recording medium to be carried between the head cap and the discharge surface. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246801 | Operating Mechanism for an Inkjet Printer - A printer system includes a print head assembly that ejects a printing solution from a fixed position during a print period and a conveying mechanism operable to convey an operations assembly. The operations assembly executes servicing functions on the print head assembly during a non-print period. Furthermore, the print head assembly remains in the fixed position during the non-print period and the operations assembly provides support for a print medium during the print period. | 10-09-2008 |
20080246802 | Printhead Maintenance Station Incorporating A Dabbing Device - Provided is a printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer. The maintenance station includes a capper having an open-ended capping chamber with a perimeter gasket for operatively engaging with a printhead of the printer to form a protective seal around the printhead. The station also includes an engagement mechanism configured to actuate said capper into and out of sealing engagement with the printhead. Also included is a dabbing device with a microfibre film which is operatively fed between a pair of spools to dab a non-printing portion of the printhead after the capper is disengaged from the printhead. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252683 | PRINTER HAVING CAPPING SYSTEM FOR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A printer is provided having a printhead assembly and a capping mechanism. The printhead assembly has two confronting pagewidth printheads and a plurality of nozzles located along each printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto opposite surfaces of print media as it is transported past the printheads. The capping mechanism has capping members having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printheads and actuating means arranged to effect linear movement of the capping members in a first direction and linear movement of the printheads in a second direction to a position at which nozzle capping engagement is effected between the capping members and respective ones of the printheads. The first and second directions are non-parallel. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252684 | METHOD OF CAPPING PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A method of capping a pagewidth printhead assembly is provided. The printhead assembly has two confronting pagewidth printheads and a plurality of nozzles located along each printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto opposite surfaces of print media as it is transported past the printheads. In the method linear movement of each printhead is effected in a first direction and linear movement of associated capping members is effected in a second direction to a position at which each capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the associated printhead. The first and second directions are non-parallel. | 10-16-2008 |
20080266352 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid ejecting apparatus with a capping mechanism capable of performing a capping operation to cap the nozzle openings of a liquid ejecting head wherein groups of symmetrically arranged caps are moved toward the nozzle openings in a series of predetermined intervals so as not to apply an excessive load on the liquid ejecting head. | 10-30-2008 |
20080278537 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus includes an ink-jet head having an ink ejection surface which has a plurality of ink ejection ports formed therethough, and a cap including a base, and an annular protrusion which extends from the base in a protruding direction. The annular protrusion has a recess formed therein, and when the annular protrusion contacts the ink ejection surface, an enclosed space is defined therebetween. The apparatus also includes a first movement mechanism configured to move the cap relative to the ink-jet head in a first plane which is parallel to the ink ejection surface to selectively position the annular protrusion in a first position in which the annular protrusion opposes the ink ejection surface, and a second position in which the annular protrusion is offset from the ink ejection surface in the protruding direction. Moreover, the apparatus includes a brush comprising a plurality of flexible needle members. | 11-13-2008 |
20090015627 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CAPPING METHOD IN LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting heads that ejects a liquid onto a target, a transport unit that transports the target, cap units that include caps which are provided opposite to the liquid ejecting heads with a transport path of the target interposed therebetween, and cover units that include cover members. The cap units are movable between a capping position where the caps come into contact with the liquid ejecting heads and a retreated position where the caps are separated from the liquid ejecting heads. The cover units are driven to move the cover members in association with the transport unit such that the cover members are disposed at a closing position where the caps are covered by the cover members when the target is being transported and the cover members are disposed at an opening position that does not cover the caps during a capping operation. | 01-15-2009 |
20090015628 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus that enables a cap and a recording head stuck together to be easily separated is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus has a rotatably supported cap holder retaining a cap for covering ejection orifices in a recording head, and an actuator that moves the cap holder to bring the cap into contact with and away from the recording head. A first contact portion configured to seal an ejection orifice row and a second contact portion connected to the outer surface of the first contact portion and configured to be pressed against the ejection orifice surface are provided on a surface of the cap to be brought into contact with the ejection orifice surface. The actuator acts on the cap holder at a position to the second contact portion side of the rotational axis of the cap holder. | 01-15-2009 |
20090015629 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH CAPPEDPRINTHEAD MODULES - A printhead assembly includes an elongate carrier. A plurality of printhead modules is serially positioned on the carrier. Each printhead module includes an ink supply arrangement mounted on the carrier and a printhead chip mounted on the ink supply arrangement to be fed with ink from the ink supply arrangement. A plurality of capping devices is mounted on the carrier. Each capping device is displaceable with respect to the carrier between an operative position in which the capping device caps the printhead chip and an inoperative position in which the printhead chip is uncapped. | 01-15-2009 |
20090040267 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a first driving source, a second driving source, and a control section. The first driving source drives a cap unit. The second driving source moves a cap and a recording head in directions different from a direction along which the cap is separated from the recording head by the first driving source. The control section drives the second driving source at the same time as the cap unit is driven by the first driving source. | 02-12-2009 |
20090051729 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - An inkjet type printer having a recording head is disclosed. The printer includes a cap and a raising and lowering unit. The raising and lowering unit moves the cap between a sealing position at which the cap contacts the recording head and a retreat position at which the cap is separated from the recording head. The raising and lowering unit includes a selection cam, a cleaning mechanism, and a lift lever. The cleaning mechanism supports the cap and the selection cam, and is movable along the moving direction of the cap. The distal end of the lift lever is engaged with the selection cam at a position near the outer circumference of the selection cam, and the proximal end of the lift lever is coupled to a pressure adjustment shaft. The selection cam is raised or lowered while being rotated about the distal end of the lift lever, so that the cap is moved between the sealing position and the retreat position. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058926 | PRINTER HAVING RELATIVE ARCUATELY MOVEABLE SIMPLEX PRINTHEAD AND CAPPING MECHANISM - A printer is provided having a pagewidth printhead assembly and a capping mechanism. The printhead assembly has a single pagewidth printhead and a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead. The capping mechanism has a capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printhead and located in a non-capping first position spaced-apart from the printhead, and an actuating mechanism arranged to move the printhead between a first and second printhead positions and to move the capping member along an arcuate path from the first position to a second position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead when the printhead is at the second printhead position. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073218 | Printhead Having Capped Printhead Units - A printhead is provided having a plurality of printhead units having ejection nozzles, and a capping device displaceable with respect to the printhead units between a first position in which the capping device caps the ejection nozzles and a second position in which the ejection nozzles are uncapped. | 03-19-2009 |
20090085966 | DROPLET EJECTING DEVICE HAVING TILTABLE CHANNEL MEMBER - A channel member formed with a liquid storing chamber and a communication channel is configured to be tilted together with a droplet ejecting head. A cap member is configured to be movable between: a standby position spaced away from a droplet ejecting surface; and a capping position at which the cap member is in close contact with the droplet ejecting surface and covers droplet ejecting openings. A cap drive section drives the cap member to move between the standby position and the capping position. When the cap drive section drives the cap member to move to the capping position, the cap member presses the droplet ejecting head, and the channel member is tilted together with the droplet ejecting head in such a manner that a connection section between the liquid storing chamber and the communication channel is located at a position higher than the liquid storing chamber. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085967 | CAPPING FIXTURE FOR DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD - A capping fixture is adapted to be coupled to a droplet discharge device including a droplet discharge head aligned on a unit plate of a carriage. The capping fixture includes a base panel, a head cap portion and an elastic member. The head cap portion is disposed on the base panel at a position corresponding to the droplet discharge head to hermetically seal the droplet discharge head when the capping fixture is coupled to the carriage of the droplet discharge device. The elastic member elastically couples the head cap portion with the base panel so that the head cap portion is movable within a prescribed distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base panel. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085968 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH PRINHEAD AND A PRINTHEAD CAPPER - A mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device includes an inkjet printhead, a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead in a feed direction during printing, and a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between a capping position in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position in which the capper is displaced away from the printhead thereby exposing the printhead to print media in the print media feed path. The capper is moved between the capped and uncapped position by engagement with an edge of the print media as the print media moves through the feed path. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102884 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head that ejects fluid from a nozzle opening of a nozzle. The fluid ejecting apparatus also has a cap that is operable to move away from or contact the fluid ejecting head. A cap suction means sucks a cap internal space formed between the fluid ejecting head and an inner wall of the cap in a state where the cap is in contact with the fluid ejecting head. A control means measures a pressure in the cap internal space sucked by the cap suction means and determines whether there is a negative pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value. The control means instructs the cap sliding means to perform a sliding action when the control means determines that the negative pressure that is equal to or higher than the predetermined value is not generated in the cap internal space. | 04-23-2009 |
20090147043 | INKJET PRINTER COMPRISING INTEGRATED CAPPER AND CLEANER - An inkjet printer comprising: a printhead having an ink ejection face; and a capper moveable between a first position in which said capper is disengaged from said printhead and a second position in which said capper is engaged with said printhead, said capper comprising: a capper body having a perimeter seal; at least one fluid inlet channel defined in said capper body; and at least one fluid outlet channel defined in said capper body, wherein, in said second position, said perimeter seal sealingly engages with said ink ejection face such that a cleaning chamber is defined between said capper body and said printhead, said cleaning chamber being in fluid communication with said at least one fluid inlet and said at least one fluid outlet. | 06-11-2009 |
20090147044 | PRESSURE CAPPING OF INKJET NOZZLES - An inkjet printer comprising: a printhead comprising a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink from an ink ejection face of said printhead; and a capper comprising a perimeter seal and a resiliently deformable capper body having a capping surface, said capper being moveable between a first position in which said capper is disengaged from said printhead; a second position in which said perimeter seal sealingly engages with said ink ejection face, such that a sealed air cavity is defined between said capping surface and said printhead; and a third position in which deformation of said capper body urges said capping surface into sealing engagement with said ink ejection face, wherein, in moving from said second position to said third position, said air cavity is compressed and air from said cavity is forced into said nozzles, thereby causing ink to retreat into said printhead. | 06-11-2009 |
20090167815 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus may include a flow path unit including a discharge port, an actuator configured to supply discharge energy and non-discharge energy to the ink, a drive controller configured to cause the actuator to supply the discharge energy, and a cap moving unit configured to move a cap between the open position and the covering position. After the supply of the image data is started, the drive controller may cause the actuator to supply the non-discharge energy in both a first period and a second period. The first period begins at starting of the supply of the non-discharge energy. The second period begins at the end of the first period and ends when the supply of the discharge energy is started. A frequency of the supply of the non-discharge energy during the first period is greater than that of the non-discharge energy during the second period. | 07-02-2009 |
20090174748 | FULL FUNCTION MAINTENANCE STATION - An apparatus and method of operating a maintenance station in a printer are provided. The method includes providing a feed roller shaft including an end, the feed roller shaft being connected to a motor; providing a maintenance station disposed near the end of the feed roller shaft, the maintenance station comprising a first pinion; a second pinion; and a maintenance sled including a rack with the rack including teeth positioned along a length dimension of the rack to provide a travel path for the maintenance sled; and using the motor that is connected to the feed roller shaft to cause the maintenance sled to travel back and forth along the travel path by separately engaging the first and second pinions, respectively, with the rack teeth. | 07-09-2009 |
20090189944 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a plurality of recording heads each of which includes an ejection surface; a head frame; at least one annular protrusion; a support tray; and a moving device. One or more positioning pins are provided in an inner area of the support tray that is enclosed with the annular protrusion, the positioning pins extending in a direction perpendicular to a flat surface which includes a contact portion of the annular protrusion that is come into contact with the head frame, and the head frame has one or more positioning holes into which the positioning pins are insertable in the contact state of the annular protrusion. | 07-30-2009 |
20090195593 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus discharges liquid onto a target, thereby forming dots. The apparatus includes a discharge head, a capping unit for moisturizing, a lifting and lowering unit, and a lid member. The discharge head has a discharge surface from which liquid is discharged. The capping unit is disposed substantially just below the discharge head when the discharge head is located at a predetermined reference position. The capping unit has an opening that comes into contact with the discharge head and seals the discharge surface. The lifting and lowering unit lifts and lowers the capping unit, thereby bringing the capping unit into contact with the discharge head and taking the capping unit out of contact with the discharge head. The lid member rotates around a rotating shaft using the lifting and lowering of the capping unit, thereby opening and closing the opening of the capping unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090195594 | Printer With Movable Capping Member And Fixed Printhead And Platen - An inkjet printer that has a printhead with an elongate orifice plate and a surface that surrounds the elongate orifice plate, a platen that partially defines a media path extending passed the printhead, a capping member with a seal for sealing engagement with the surface that surrounds the printhead, and a static solenoid for moving the capping member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the elongate orifice plate. During use, the printhead, the media path and the platen all remain fixed relative to each other, and the capping member is movable through the media path. Providing a sealing surface around the orifice plate that is configured to engage the cap and seal the printhead requires less manufacturing precision than a capping mechanism that directly engages the orifice plate. Production efficiencies from lower precision assembly have particular significance for high volume products. | 08-06-2009 |
20090207206 | MAINTENANCE METHOD OF FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A maintenance method of a fluid ejecting apparatus having a fluid ejection head. A cap member faces an ejection region of the ejection head and a portion thereof facing the ejection region covers a space that includes the ejection surface. When the space covered by the cap member is to be uncovered, the facing portion of the cap member is tilted with respect to the ejection head. Fluid is then ejected from a first portion of the ejection region toward a predetermined region of the facing portion. The ejection head is then moved, and a second portion of the ejection region behind the first portion is positioned so as to overlap the predetermined region in a plan view. Fluid is then ejected from the second portion toward the predetermined region, and the potential difference resulting from the ejection of the fluid from the ejection head is detected. | 08-20-2009 |
20090213172 | Inkjet Printer With A Protective Print Media Input Tray - An inkjet printer includes a body defining a print media path through which print media can pass. A printhead assembly is arranged within the body and is configured to print upon print media passing along the print media path. A user interface is located on the body. A print media input tray is pivotally mounted with respect to the body, to locate the print media in register with the print media path and which can pivot with respect to the body to form a protective cover for the user interface. A print media feed arrangement is configured to feed the print media from the input tray and through the print media path. | 08-27-2009 |
20090237446 | Capping Device For Hand-Held Printer - An inkjet printer that includes a printhead configured to eject ink. The printhead is housed in a housing. A capping device is pivotally fastened with respect to the housing to be pivotal into and out of capping engagement with the printhead. The mechanism includes an arm pivotally mounted with respect to the housing and a capping leg extending transversely from the arm to cap the printhead. | 09-24-2009 |
20090244171 | PRINTER HAVING ECCENTRICALLY CODED CAPPING MECHANISM - An inkjet printer has a body mounting first and second gear assemblies. The first assembly cooperating with a motor gear and having a code feature. The second assembly rotatably cooperating with the first assembly and a capper for capping a printhead. The code feature cooperates with a holding feature of a mounting arrangement used to mount the second assembly so that the cooperation maintains the first assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second assembly. The first assembly has first and second gears connected by a common shaft. The first gear meshes with the motor gear and the second gear meshes with the second assembly. The second assembly has a third gear mounted to the body by a pin which meshes with the second gear. The third gear is an eccentric gear. | 10-01-2009 |
20090289990 | Printing apparatus - A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus includes at least two print heads, at least two print head drive units, and a cooperation controlling system to control printing operations in the printing apparatus. When a first printing operation and a second printing operation are conducted successively, the cooperation controlling system controls at least one of a second print head and the second print head drive unit so that a second pre-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the first printing operation and a first after-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the second printing operation, and the first print head and the first print head drive unit so that a first pre-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the second printing operation and a second after-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the first printing operation. | 11-26-2009 |
20090289991 | Printer Module With Capping Mechanism - A printer module includes an elongate body. A motor assembly is operatively mounted to an end of the body. A quartet of rollers is rotationally mounted with respect to the body and extends along the inside of the body. The rollers include a pair of driven rollers coupled to the motor assembly and a pair of free rotation neutral rollers. The rollers are arranged in pinching pairs with each pair including a respective driven and neutral roller. An elongate printhead is operatively mounted to extend along the body, and is configured to print ink upon print media passing through the body and between the pairs of rollers. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295863 | CONTINUOUS INKJET PRINTHEAD NOZZLE CAP - A printhead includes a jetting module, a catcher, a drop deflection mechanism, and a capping mechanism. The jetting module includes an array of nozzles and is operable to form liquid drops from liquid emitted through the nozzles of the nozzle array. The catcher collects some of the liquid drops. The drop deflection mechanism deflects the liquid drops such that some of the liquid drops contact the catcher while other liquid drops are allowed to contact a print media. The capping mechanism includes a capping member located between the nozzle array of the jetting module and the drop deflection mechanism. The capping member has a first position covering the nozzle array and a second position removed from the nozzle array. | 12-03-2009 |
20090295864 | Printhead Assembly With Ink Supply To Nozzles Through Polymer Sealing Film - An inkjet printhead assembly with a printhead integrated circuit formed on a wafer substrate, the printhead integrated circuit having an array of ink ejection nozzles, the array having a first section with nozzles for ejecting ink of a first color, and a second section with nozzles for ejecting ink of a second color. The assembly also having an integrated circuit support structure for mounting in the printer adjacent a media feed path, the integrated circuit support structure having conduits for supplying the printhead integrated circuit with ink of the first color and the second color and, a polymer sealing film between the integrated circuit support structure and the printhead integrated circuit for fixing the printhead integrated circuit to the integrated circuit support structure. The polymer sealing has apertures that allow sealed fluid communication between the conduits of the support structure carrying ink of the first color and the nozzles of the first section and sealed fluid communication between the conduits of the support structure carrying ink of the second color and the nozzles of the second section. No fluid communication exists between the first section of the array and the second section of the array. The printhead integrated circuit has channels for supplying ink to the array of ink ejection nozzles. Each of the channels being divided into channel sections by transverse walls. The apertures in the polymer sealing film are positioned at each of the transverse walls such that each of the apertures supplies ink to both the channel sections either side of one of the transverse walls. | 12-03-2009 |
20090303282 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a nozzle for ejecting liquid and a sealing unit that seals the nozzle. The sealing unit moves between a sealing position for sealing the nozzle in a direction of movement and an off position. A slider guides the sealing unit to the sealing position by moving rectilinearly in one of two opposite directions. The slider guides the sealing unit to the off position by moving in the other of the two directions. A drive mechanism performs first and second movements for moving the slider in the one and the other directions, respectively by a drive force from a motor. A drive force transmitting unit transmits the drive force to the drive mechanism by rotating while engaging the drive mechanism. The drive force transmitting unit rotates in the same direction while transmitting the drive force as the drive mechanism performs the first and second movements. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309919 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An inkjet recording apparatus includes an encoder, a storage section, a difference calculating section, a threshold value determining section, a correction amount calculating section, and a controlling section. The storage section stores a capping target position and threshold value. The difference calculating section calculates a difference between a stopping position where a carriage is stopped for capping the recording head and a carriage position after passage of a predetermined time from when the carriage is stopped at the stopping position. The stopping position and carriage position are detected by the encoder. The threshold value determining section compares the threshold value and difference with each other. When the difference is greater than the threshold value, the correction amount calculating section calculates a correction amount of the capping target position. The controlling section moves the carriage to the capping target position corrected on the basis of the correction amount. | 12-17-2009 |
20100002044 | Printhead Assembly Incorporating Printhead Module Retention Channel - A pagewidth modular printhead assembly comprises an elongate pagewidth support structure; an elongate ink distribution member positioned on the support structure, the distribution member defining a number of longitudinally extending ink conduits, the distribution member further defining sets of apertures, each aperture of a set being in fluid communication with respective conduits; a plurality of inkjet printhead modules mounted end-to-end on the support structure, each inkjet printhead module including an ink distribution assembly in fluid communication with a respective set of apertures and a printhead integrated circuit mounted on the ink distribution assembly; a plurality of capping devices mounted on the support structure and displaceable between an operative position capping the printhead integrated circuits and an inoperative position exposing the printhead integrated circuits; and a capping device actuating mechanism for displacing the capping devices into and out of the operative and inoperative positions. The elongate pagewidth support structure has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion to that of the plurality of inkjet printhead. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002045 | MODULAR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A modular printhead assembly includes an elongate carrier. An elongate ink conduit is positioned in the carrier and is configured to feed ink along a length of the carrier. A plurality of printhead modules is serially arranged along and engaged with the ink conduit. The ink conduit is in fluid communication with the printhead modules and each printhead module includes a printhead integrated circuit for carrying out a printing operation. A pair of supports is fastenable to respective ends of the carrier. The printhead modules are located between the supports. At least one capping mechanism is arranged to cap the printhead integrated circuits. A camshaft is operatively engaged with the supports and extends between the supports and is arranged to move the, or each, capping mechanism so that the printhead integrated circuits can be capped. | 01-07-2010 |
20100033531 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - When recording heads are away from caps, a black ink recording head is first set into a capping state and a color ink recording head is subsequently set into a capping state from this state. When the recording heads are adhered to the caps, the capping state of the color ink recording head is first cancelled and the capping state of the black ink recording head is subsequently cancelled from this state. | 02-11-2010 |
20100053259 | MOVABLE WEB SUPPORT AND CAP - A method and apparatus raise and lower a web support and move a cap over and above the web support. | 03-04-2010 |
20100073420 | MANUAL INK JET CARTRIDGE CLEANING AND CAPPING STATION - A document processor for capturing data and images from checks and other financial and payment-related documents includes a document track and a plurality of processing devices located along the document track. The plurality of processing devices includes an ink jet rear endorser. A manual ink jet cleaning and capping station is built into the track wall directly in front of the ink jet rear endorser. The station includes a movable track wall portion that is movable between first and second positions and includes an opening and a cap. When the track wall portion is in the first position, the cap engages the endorser to prevent any liquid ink on the endorser from drying. When the track wall portion is in the second position, the opening aligns with the endorser to allow the endorser to print on passing documents. | 03-25-2010 |
20100073421 | Printer Having Duplex Printheads And Cappers - A printer is provided having confronting pagewidth printheads, each printhead having a plurality of nozzles arranged to print on opposite surfaces of print media, pagewidth capping members, and an actuator for moving the capping members and the printheads in non-parallel linear directions between a capped position at which the capping members cap the nozzles of the respective printheads and a non-capped position at which the capping members are spaced from the respective printheads. | 03-25-2010 |
20100079538 | HEAD CAP, LIQUID-DROPLETS-EJECTION-HEAD RECOVERING MECHANISM, AND LIQUID -DROPLETS EJECTION PRINTER - A head cap, including: a cap including (a) a bottom plate portion and (b) a projecting portion which functions as a side wall, which extends from the bottom plate portion so as to define a recessed portion with the bottom plate portion, and whose distal end contacts with a surrounding of a liquid-droplets ejecting area formed in a liquid-droplets ejecting surface of a liquid-droplets ejecting head so as to enclose the liquid-droplets ejecting area; a holder configured to support the cap; a groove formed in at least one of a first surface of the bottom plate portion which is opposed to the holder and a second surface of the holder which is opposed to the bottom plate portion so as to partly constitute an air communicating channel that communicates the recessed portion and an outside with each other; and a channel wall provided between the first surface and the second surface so as to enclose the groove as seen in a direction perpendicular to one of the first surface and the second surface by contacting with at least one of the first surface and the second surface. | 04-01-2010 |
20100103218 | Method Of Capping Printhead Assembly - A method is provided of capping duplexed printheads having nozzles arranged to eject ink onto opposite surfaces of print media. In the method linear movement of each printhead is effected in a first direction and linear movement of associated capping members is effected in a second direction to a position at which each capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the associated printhead. The first and second directions are non-parallel | 04-29-2010 |
20100110139 | Mobile Device With A Printhead And A Capper Actuated By Contact With The Media To Be Printed - A mobile device that as (a) an inkjet printhead, (b) a print media feed path extending past the printhead, (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead, and (d) a locking mechanism configured to move the capper to the uncapped position in response to engagement with the media such that the capper returns to the capped position upon disengagement with the media. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118085 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes an image recording unit having a recording head for jetting ink onto a recording medium and performing a recording process, a carrier mechanism for mounting and carrying the recording medium, a movement mechanism for moving the carrier mechanism and a recovery mechanism for applying a recovery process to the recording head. When the recovery process is performed, the recovery mechanism is moved to a first position opposing the recording head and otherwise the recovery mechanism is accommodated in the second position out of a carrier route of the carrier mechanism. Thus, an image recording apparatus capable of simultaneously performing all colors of recovery processes and also accommodating the recovery mechanism in saved space and its control method can be provided. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123754 | ARRAY TYPE PRINT HEAD CLEANING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CLEANING ARRAY TYPE PRINT HEAD - An array type print head cleaning apparatus, and a method of using same, including a cleaning carriage formed to linearly reciprocate, a cleaning unit disposed to reciprocate between a first position and a second position in the cleaning carriage in a direction transverse to a moving direction of the cleaning carriage, and a cleaning unit moving mechanism disposed in the cleaning carriage to cause the cleaning unit to reciprocate between the first position and the second position. | 05-20-2010 |
20100149252 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head in which nozzles are formed on a nozzle forming surface and corresponding maintenance devices. A supporting member supports each of the maintenance devices in a disposition state that corresponds to the fluid ejecting head. A simultaneous transfer mechanism moves the supporting member between a maintenance position, which is a position state where each of the maintenance devices approaches the corresponding fluid ejecting head, and a retracted position, which is a position state where each of the maintenance devices is separated from the corresponding fluid ejecting head. An individual transfer mechanism individually moves each of the maintenance devices on the supporting member, for each of a plurality of maintenance device groups including at least one maintenance device, along approaching and separating directions with respect to the fluid ejecting head that corresponds to the maintenance device included in the maintenance device group. | 06-17-2010 |
20100182371 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: an ink-jet head; a conveyor mechanism having a conveyor surface and configured to convey the recording medium in a conveyance direction; a cap for covering the ejection surface; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap in a direction parallel to the conveyance direction such that the cap is placed at a retracted position where the cap does not face the ejection surface or a facing position where the cap faces the ejection surface; and a controller configured to control the cap moving mechanism such that a first motion in which the cap is moved from the retracted position to the facing position is conducted and to control the conveyor mechanism such that a second motion in which the conveyor surface is moved in the direction in which the cap is moved is conducted with the first motion, where a prescribed condition is satisfied. | 07-22-2010 |
20100182372 | INKJET PRINT ENGINE HAVING PRINTER CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING MAINTENANCE ASSEMBLY AND CRADLE UNIT INCORPORATING MAINTENANCE DRIVE ASSEMBLY - An inkjet print engine includes a printer cartridge having an elongate body and a pair of mounting posts provided at either end of the elongate body, the printer cartridge further and defining a plurality of partitions; an ink storage module assembly having a row of ink storage modules interleaved with the partitions; a printhead assembly mounted to the elongate body and including at least one ink ejection integrated circuit (IC) connected to receive ink from the ink storage modules; an elongate maintenance assembly mounted between the posts and configured to cap and clean the IC; a cradle unit for removably receiving the printer cartridge; and a maintenance drive assembly mounted to the cradle unit for actuating against the maintenance assembly to facilitate cleaning of the IC. | 07-22-2010 |
20100201739 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes a rotating moving table that is rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation and movable in a horizontal direction; a head cap that is movable so as to come into contact with or become spaced from the liquid ejection surface; and an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the rotating moving table with the head cap. The rotating moving table has a platen portion on which a target of ejection of a liquid can be carried; and a cleaning portion that can clean the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the horizontal orientation, the head cap is situated in a position spaced from the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the vertical orientation and is not being moved in the horizontal direction, the head cap can come into contact with the liquid ejection surface. | 08-12-2010 |
20100201740 | PRINTHEAD CRADLE HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL OF CAPPER - A printhead cradle is provided for removably receiving a printhead. The cradle has a controller for controlling operation of the received printhead and an electromagnet for causing movement of a movable capper of the printhead under control of the controller. | 08-12-2010 |
20100207991 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head for ejecting a liquid includes a cap that abuts a nozzle forming surface, thereby surrounding a nozzle. A cap holder biases the cap toward the liquid ejecting head. The cap holder can move in a first direction toward and away from the liquid ejecting head. A carrier reciprocates in a second, orthogonal direction. The carrier reciprocates in the second direction to reciprocate the cap holder in the first direction with a cam mechanism between an abutting position in which the cap abuts the liquid ejecting head and a flushing position in which the cap is spaced apart from the liquid ejecting head. The cap moves to a first flushing position when the cap moves from the abutting position to the flushing position, whereas the cap moves to a second flushing position when the cap moves from a non-abutting position to the flushing position. | 08-19-2010 |
20100207992 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH INK SUPPLY VIA EXTRUSION - A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer, which has a printhead with a plurality of inlets for receiving ink, an extrusion having a plurality of outlets in fluid communication with the plurality of inlets such that the extrusion supplies ink to the printhead, the extrusion having a plurality of ink channels in fluid communication with the plurality of outlets, a plugging device at one end of the extrusion configured to supply ink from the printer to each of the channels respectively, the plugging device having a first plate, a second plate, a series of plugs and a spine, the first and the second plate hingedly connected via the spine such that the series of plugs seal respective open ends of the plurality of channels and the first and second plates overlap and clamp around the exterior surface of the first end of the extrusion. The plugging device also having inlets for receiving ink from the printer, and directing the received ink into respective channels of the extrusion. The first plate has the plurality of inlets, and the extrusion has a plurality of apertures which align with the plurality of inlets. | 08-19-2010 |
20100214358 | Inkjet Printer Incorporating Capping Mechanism Actuated By Flexible Arm - An inkjet printer includes a printhead assembly for ejecting ink upon print media; a capping molding for engaging a face of the printhead assembly; and an actuator for actuating the capping molding against and away from the printhead assembly. The actuator includes a flexible arm attached at one end to the capping molding and at the other end to slip and drive wheels. The slip and drive wheels facilitating actuation of the capping molding via the flexible arm. The flexible arm facilitates conformation of the capping molding against the printhead assembly. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225698 | PAGEWIDTH PRINTER WITH MOVABLE CAPPING MEMBER FOR PRINTHEAD - A pagewidth inkjet printer that has a printhead with a nozzle surface and a surrounding surface that surrounds the nozzle surface, a platen that partially defines a media path extending passed the printhead, a capping member for sealing engagement with the surrounding surface, a solenoid for moving the capping member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the nozzle surface. During use, the printhead, the media path and the platen all remain fixed relative to each other, and the capping member is movable through the media path. Production efficiencies from lower precision assembly have particular significance for high volume products. | 09-09-2010 |
20100231642 | PRINTER CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A desktop printer includes a printhead cartridge defining an ink reservoir and including a printhead integrated circuit having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements, the ink reservoir and the printhead integrated circuit substantially spanning a width of a medium transfer path along which print medium is transported past the printhead cartridge; a cradle for removably receiving the printhead cartridge, the cradle supplying data and power to the printhead cartridge; and a capping mechanism attached to the cradle and actuatable between an open position where the nozzles are exposed, and a closed position where the nozzles are sealed, the capping mechanism substantially spanning a width of the medium transfer path. | 09-16-2010 |
20100253738 | CARRIAGE-ACTUATED VENT SYSTEM FOR INKJET PRINT HEADS - A carriage-actuated venting system for a print head of an inkjet printer includes a print head cap, selectively closable over the print head of the ink jet printer. A vent port is in fluid communication with the print head cap and vents the print head when the print head cap is closed over the print head. A movable shaft is engageable by a movable carriage of the ink jet printer. A vent actuator is coupled to and movable with the shaft to close the vent port and restricts venting of the print head through the print head cap. | 10-07-2010 |
20100253739 | DUPLEX PRINTER ASSEMBLY HAVING CAPPING PRINTHEADS - A printer assembly for a pagewidth printer includes a casing defining a print media path; two pagewidth printheads mounted on opposite sides, respectively, of a print media path defined by the casing; capping members located adjacent respective printheads, each capping member inclined at a predetermined acute angle to a direction of travel of the print media through said path; and actuating mechanisms engaged with the printheads to rotate the printheads to the predetermined angle, and to move each capping member towards the respective printhead to cap nozzle arrangements located on printing zones of the printheads. The actuating mechanisms move each capping member along a path parallel to the print media path. | 10-07-2010 |
20100271422 | PRINTER HAVING MECHANISM FOR ARCUATE CAPPER MOVEMENT - A printer is provided having printheads for printing on opposite faces of print media, cappers for capping the printheads, and a transport mechanism for moving the cappers from respective non-capping positions to respective capping positions in an arcuate direction that is approximately normal to the printheads as the capping positions are approached. | 10-28-2010 |
20100302309 | Ink Jet Printer - An ink jet printer may be provided with an ink jet head, a cam member, a cam follower, and a valve operation mechanism. The ink jet head may comprise an ink chamber, an exhaust passage communicating with the ink chamber, and an exhaust valve disposed at the exhaust passage. The cam member may comprise a cam groove. The cam member may be configured to rotate. The cam groove may comprise a first groove, a second groove, and a third groove. The second groove and the third groove may branch from one end of the first groove. The cam follower may be configured to be guided along the cam groove. The valve operation mechanism may be coupled to the cam follower. In a state where the cam follower is present in a predetermined position in the third groove, the valve operation mechanism may make contact with the exhaust valve, and the exhaust valve may be in an opened state. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302310 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus which ejects fluid from ejection nozzles provided on an ejection head includes a rotation body which is provided so as to be opposed to a nozzle face on which the ejection nozzles are formed and rotates about an rotation axis parallel with the nozzle face, a fluid reception portion which is provided on the rotation body at a surface opposed to the nozzle face and has a recess at which the fluid is received from the ejection nozzles, and a lid member which closes a lid on the recess by abutting against the fluid reception portion in conjunction with rotation of the rotation body when the rotation body rotates in the direction in which the fluid reception portion is separated from the position opposed to the nozzle face. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309250 | PRINTHEAD FOR PEN NIB PRINTER - A printhead for a pen nib printer is provided having ejection devices operatively supplied with ink for ejection, a guard for protecting the ejection devices and defining printing passages via which the ejection devices eject ink, and a rotary capper rotatably fixed to the guard about a central axis of the printhead, so that rotation of the capper covers or exposes the printing passages. | 12-09-2010 |
20110074874 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus wherein a first rack gear is not meshed with a second pinion gear when the second pinion gear faces a first moving end of a slide cam or when the second pinion gear faces a second moving end of the cam, and is meshed with the second pinion gear when a portion of the cam which faces the second pinion gear is displaced between the first and second moving ends, wherein a second rack gear is meshed with a third pinion gear over an area of the cam between the first and second moving ends, wherein teeth of a tooth chipped gear are partly chipped such that the second pinion gear faces the area of the cam, and wherein the second pinion gear is rotated relative to the third pinion gear due to play at least until the tooth chipped gear is meshed with a drive gear. | 03-31-2011 |
20110128322 | CAPPING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A capping device including: (a) a cap structure that is to be movable, relative to a body, in a contact direction toward a surface of the object so as to be brought into contact with the surface, for thereby covering the surface of the object; (b) a transmission mechanism configured to transmit, to the cap structure, a pressing force that causes the cap structure to be brought into the surface; and (c) a support member that supports the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism being configured to restrain increase and reduction of the pressing force, such that the pressing force transmitted to the cap structure is held in a given amount range at least when a distance between the cap structure and the support member in the contact direction is in a given distance range while the cap structure is in contact with the surface. Also disclosed is a liquid ejection apparatus including the above-described capping device. | 06-02-2011 |
20110267400 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: (a) a recording head; (b) a cap movable along a movement path between an extracted position and a retracted position, such that the cap covers a nozzle-opening surface of the recording head, when being positioned in the extracted position, and such that cap is located in an adjacent space adjacent to the recording head without covering the nozzle-opening surface, when being positioned in the retracted position; (c) a guide movable between a closing position and an opening position. The guide guides the recording sheet to be conveyed through a sheet conveyance space, and closes the movement path of the cap, when being positioned in the closing position. The guide opens the movement path of the cap, when being positioned in the opening position. The guide is positioned in the opening position when the cap is moved between the extracted and retracted positions, and is positioned in the closing position when the cap is positioned in the retracted position. | 11-03-2011 |
20110279529 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING PRINTING HAVING WICK - A method of maintaining a printhead, the method having, when printing with the printhead, translating a modular sled relative to the printhead so as to align a media platen module supported by the sled with the printhead; after printing with the printing, translating the sled relative to the printhead so as to align a wiper module supported by the sled with the printhead and operating a wiper roller of the wiper module so as to wipe a printing face of the printhead; and after the wiping and prior to commencement of printing with the printhead, translating the sled relative to the printhead so as to align a capper module supported by the sled with the printhead so as to cap the printing face of the printhead. | 11-17-2011 |
20110298861 | ELONGATE HAND-HELD PRINTER DEVICE WITH MANUALLY ACTUABLE CAPPING DEVICE - An elongate hand-held printer device includes an upper and a lower moulding configured to receive each other in a complementary fashion to define a housing, said housing defining an ink ejection slot; a printhead module housed in the housing, the module having a plurality of micro-electromechanical ejection devices configured to eject ink via the ink ejection slot; | 12-08-2011 |
20120007915 | Discharge Ink Collecting Apparatus - It is sought to have a cap member sized to cover the entire lower surface of an ink jet head having numbers of nozzle heads, to improve intimacy of contact of the cap member with a carriage of the ink jet head, to obtain an enhanced airtightness between them and to enable the cap member to be manufactured roughly and at low cost. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013681 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: (a) a head assembly including (a- | 01-19-2012 |
20120069088 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharging head having liquid discharging faces; a cleaner unit having a cleaner that is separated from or brought into contact with the liquid discharging faces; a platen that is disposed to face the liquid discharging faces and retains the recording sheet; a unit driving mechanism that moves the cleaner unit along the liquid discharging faces; and a platen driving mechanism that moves the platen in a direction away from or toward the liquid discharging faces, wherein a movement pathway of the cleaner unit is formed between the liquid discharging head and the platen by moving the platen in a direction away from the liquid discharging faces, and when the cleaner unit has been located between the liquid discharging head and the platen, the cleaner is separated from or brought into contact with the liquid discharging faces by movement of the platen. | 03-22-2012 |
20120092414 | Multiple Monochromatic Print Cartridge Printing System - A colour ink printing system includes a plurality of print head cartridges, each extending across a direction of print media propagation and spaced apart along the direction of print media propagation; a print head chassis for supporting the plurality of print head cartridges, the print head chassis actuable between a printing position, a transition position, and a maintenance position; and a maintenance chassis for supporting a plurality of maintenance cradles, the maintenance chassis actuable between a storage position and an operational position, each maintenance cradle including a capper and a cleaner. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is held stationary with respect to a platen on which print media is propagated to effect printing on the print media. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is a monochrome print head cartridge ejecting a fluid different to the remaining plurality of print head cartridges. | 04-19-2012 |
20120147090 | CAP DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A cam roller is engaged with a first engaged surface facing downward in a lifting and lowering direction of a cap and moves so as to follow the rotation trajectory about a shaft in the upward direction approaching a liquid ejecting head and in the downward direction separating from the liquid ejecting head. In addition, in the lifting and lowering direction of the cap, the cam roller is engaged from above with a second engaged surface which faces upward at a position lower than the first engaged surface and the first engaged surface has a plane portion as a non-overlapped area which does not overlap the second engaged surface in a direction perpendicular to both of the lifting and lowering direction and the direction of the shaft in a range that the cam roller follows the rotation trajectory about the shaft. | 06-14-2012 |
20120176445 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer has a nozzle cap that keeps the nozzle surface of the inkjet head moisturized, and can keep the nozzle cap moist by means of a simple mechanism. A check processing device incorporating the inkjet printer has an inkjet head, a nozzle cap that covers the nozzle surface of the inkjet head and keeps the nozzle surface moist, and a shutter that closes the open part of the nozzle cap to keep the inside of the nozzle cap moist. When the nozzle surface of the inkjet head is not capped, a moisture retention state in which moisture inside the nozzle cap is prevented from evaporating can be held by the shutter covering the open part of the nozzle cap. | 07-12-2012 |
20120206537 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A capping mechanism, which causes an ejection space opposing ejection openings of a liquid ejection head to take either one of a sealed state and a non-sealed state, includes an annular component which surrounds the ejection space in the sealed state and an opposing member which opposes the ejection openings with the ejection space interposed therebetween. A mechanism for supplying humidified air generates humidified air and includes a supply opening and a discharging opening. The supply opening and the discharging opening are positioned to form a humidifying passage such that the humidified air having flown along an inner circumferential surface of a first region of the annular component passes through a gap between the ejection openings and the opposing member and flows along an inner circumferential surface of a second region of the annular component, which opposes the first region. | 08-16-2012 |
20120249672 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer has a valve unit in a moisture supply path that connects a moisture tank and the fluid nozzles of a moisture discharge head. The moisture discharge head has an operating lever for opening and closing the valve unit, and when the cap approaches the moisture discharge head to seal the fluid nozzle faces of the moisture discharge head, a wiper unit that moves with the cap depresses the operating lever and opens the valve unit. Because the valve unit is open while the fluid nozzle faces are sealed by the cap, moisture leakage and backflow are suppressed. | 10-04-2012 |
20120306965 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, including a head and a capping mechanism which includes: a surrounding member including a rip that surrounds the head and a diaphragm which closes a space between the rip and the head and which outwardly biases the rip; a guide fixed to the head; a holder which surrounds the head and to which the rip is fixed; a moving mechanism configured to move the guide and the holder relative to each other such that the capping mechanism is placed in one of a hermetically sealed state and a non-hermetically sealed state; and a restraining member which is provided on one of the holder and the guide and which is configured to restrain outward deformation of the rip by contacting the other of the holder and the guide, when the capping mechanism is placed in the hermetically sealed state. | 12-06-2012 |
20130033542 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND CAP MEMBER - A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a liquid jetting head which has a liquid jetting surface including a nozzle placement region at which a plurality of nozzles are open; a cap member which covers the nozzles and which includes a bottom wall and a loop-shaped lip portion provided upright on an outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall to come into close contact with the liquid jetting surface, the bottom wall having a first region which covers the nozzle placement region and a second region which extends out from the first region and does not face the nozzle placement region; a cap driving mechanism which moves the cap member to make contact with or separate from the liquid jetting surface; and a recovery mechanism which is connected to the cap member and performs a recovery operation in a state in which the cap member makes contact with the liquid jetting surface. | 02-07-2013 |
20130050335 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - An ink jet printer includes a movable carriage supporting a recording head, a cam member adjusting the height position of the carriage to adjust the distance between the paper and the recording head, a cap member that can abut the recording head, and an engagement member that can engage with the carriage in a case where the carriage moves from a printing area to a head opposing position. The cam member adjusts the height position of the carriage when the distance between the paper and the recording head is between a first distance in which the carriage does not engage with the engagement member and a second distance in which the carriage engages with the engagement member. The carriage is decelerated while moving, and the deceleration timing is earlier for the second distance than for the first distance. | 02-28-2013 |
20130063519 | CAPPING DEVICE - A capping device for an ink jet print head includes a base configured to receive an ink jet print head and a cap assembly attached to the base. The cap assembly is configured for sliding movement with respect to the base to provide a closed position of the cap assembly when the print head is not printing and an open position to allow for the ejection of ink from nozzles when the print head is printing. The cap assembly includes a cover support and a cover attached to the cover support in a generally planar relationship thereto. The cover is adapted to provide additional movement with respect to the cover support in a direction different from the sliding direction. The cover includes a rigid mating surface configured to engage a surface of the print head adjacent the nozzles. | 03-14-2013 |
20130076829 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND A PURGING METHOD THEREFOR - An inkjet printing apparatus carries out printing by moving an inkjet head and printing paper relative to each other. The inkjet head has a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink droplets. The apparatus includes a feed pipe connected to each nozzle of the inkjet head for feeding ink thereto, an ink feed control valve mounted on the feed pipe for controlling circulation of the ink, a cap for blocking the plurality of nozzles of the inkjet head, a decompression device for decompressing an inside of the cap, decompression piping for connecting the cap and the decompression device, a decompression control valve mounted on the decompression piping for controlling communication between the cap and the decompression device, and a controller. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083122 | OPERATING MECHANISM FOR AN INKJET PRINTER - A printer system includes a print head assembly that ejects a printing solution from a fixed position during a print period and a conveying mechanism operable to convey an operations assembly. The operations assembly executes servicing functions on the print head assembly during a non-print period. Furthermore, the print head assembly remains in the fixed position during the non-print period and the operations assembly provides support for a print medium during the print period. | 04-04-2013 |
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20130182037 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND CLOSING PRINT CARTRIDGES AND CLOSING ELEMENT FOR CLOSING PRINT CARTRIDGES - The present invention relates to a device characterized in that it comprises a base ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130208048 | Inkjet Head Storage and Cleaning - Inkjet head cleaning and storage includes cleaning an orifice plate by inserting a tip of a shaped wiper into a slit of a printing mask, such that one or more shoulders of a handling end of the shaped wiper are in contact with respectively one or more edges of the slit. The shoulders of the shape wiper facilitate the tip applying a predetermined pressure to an orifice surface during wiping. Preventing sediment buildup during extended periods of non-printing includes placing at least the orifice plate of the printing head in a protecting liquid that avoids evaporation of the volatile liquid from the nozzles. An innovative “night plate” can be used to seal the slit of a printing mask and ink purged from the printing head used to fill a gap between the printing head and the mask, thereby covering at least the orifice plate with the purged ink. | 08-15-2013 |
20130215190 | INKJET DRAWING APPARATUS - An inkjet drawing apparatus includes a head module which holds a droplet jetting head provided with a nozzle for ejecting droplets, and which is unmovable in a horizontal direction, and a drawing table which supports a recording member on an upper surface, and which is movable in the horizontal direction. The inkjet drawing apparatus executes a prescribed drawing by ejecting the droplets onto the recording member from the droplet jetting head. A maintenance unit transfer mechanism is movable within a prescribed region including a position under the head module, and transfers a maintenance unit for conducting maintenance of the droplet jetting head toward the position under the head module, and executes positioning of the maintenance unit with respect to the droplet jetting head. A maintenance unit selecting/arranging mechanism selects one of a plurality of kinds of maintenance units, and places the selected maintenance unit on the maintenance unit transfer mechanism. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222473 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head that has a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium, a carriage that holds the ejecting head and can be moved in a predetermined direction, a maintenance member that can be moved up and down with respect to a nozzle formation surface where the nozzle is formed in the ejecting head, and performs maintenance on the nozzle formation surface, a lock member that can be moved up and down with respect to the carriage and fixes a position of the carriage, and a movement member that moves the lock member and the maintenance member such that a lifting amount of the lock member is different from a lifting amount of the maintenance member. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229459 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a first head having a plurality of nozzles from which a first liquid including pigments is ejected; a second head having a plurality of nozzles from which a second liquid including no pigments is ejected; a cap device selectively positioned at a capping position and at an uncapping position; a purging executing portion configured to perform a first purging and a second purging, and to perform the first purging greater in number of times than the second purging in a certain purging period and to perform the first purging as the last purging operation in the certain purging period; and a cap controller configured to control a position of the cap device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130293633 | INJET PRINTER MAINTENANCE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - Inkjet printing apparatus has a printhead mounted on a printer carriage and a maintenance assembly mounted on a maintenance carriage. Media are transported to the printhead for printing. To prepare for maintenance operations, a printer drive unit drives the printhead carriage between a printing position and a printer parked position where it is spaced from the printhead. A maintenance drive unit drives the maintenance assembly between a maintenance assembly and a position next to the printhead where it occupies the space vacated by the printhead. | 11-07-2013 |
20140063121 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part including a recording head to form an image on a recording medium, a conveyance mechanism disposed opposite the image forming part to convey the recording medium, and a cover closably openable relative to a body of the image forming apparatus and disposed opposite the conveyance mechanism with the image forming part interposed therebetween. The recording head is detachably attachable to the cover and is configured to move away from the conveyance mechanism when the cover is opened. | 03-06-2014 |
20140118438 | CAPPING DEVICE - A capping device for an ink jet print head, includes a base, the base configured to receive an ink jet print head comprising nozzles for ejecting ink in a print direction, and a cap assembly attached to the base and configured for movement between a closed position when the print head is not printing and an open position to allow for the ejection of ink from the nozzles when the print head is printing. The cap assembly includes a cover support configured for generally planar movement with respect to the base in a direction perpendicular to the print direction and a cover attached to the cover support in a generally planar relationship thereto. The cover is adapted to provide additional movement with respect to the cover support in a direction different from the planar movement in the direction perpendicular to the print direction. | 05-01-2014 |
20140168316 | CAP DEVICE AND INK JET PRINTER - A cap device includes a first table provided so as not to be movable in a main scanning direction with respect to a base member; a first cap provided on the first table; a first guide member which has a first contact surface directed leftward and is provided on the first table; a second table provided so as to be movable in the main scanning direction with respect to the base member; a second cap provided on the second table; a second guide member which has a second contact surface directed leftward and is provided on the second table; a third guide member which has a third contact surface facing the first contact surface and is provided on a first ink head unit; and a fourth guide member which has a fourth contact surface facing the second contact surface and is provided on a second ink head unit. The first, second, third and fourth guide members are located such that when a carriage moves rightward, the second contact surface and the fourth contact surface contact each other and after this, the first contact surface and the third contact surface contact each other. | 06-19-2014 |
20140176641 | Condensation control system for inkjet printing system - Condensation control systems are provided for use with inkjet printing systems that use a combination of higher resistance flow areas and lower resistance flow areas to allow a vaporized carrier fluid reducing airflow to flow between a printing module and a receiver during printing without creating observable artifacts in a print. Removal of the vaporized carrier fluid reduces condensation. | 06-26-2014 |
20140247304 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle formed surface on which a nozzle which is capable of ejecting a liquid towards a target is formed, a support portion which can support the target, a carriage which can reciprocate in a scanning direction with the liquid ejecting head held, and a maintenance section which is detachably mounted on a maintenance area outside the support portion in the scanning direction to perform maintenance on the liquid ejecting head, and in which, when the maintenance section is attached or detached, the carriage has the nozzle formed surface moving to a position facing the support portion. | 09-04-2014 |
20140340445 | PRINT GROUP FOR AN INK PRINTING APPARATUS - In a print group for an ink printing apparatus, a housing is provided with print bars comprising print heads. The print bars are moveable independently of one another in a vertical direction from a printing position adjacent to a printing substrate into a park position and back. A protective flap bar for each print bar is provided which is pivotable and which is open to one side. The protective flap bar is arranged in a vertical position next to the print bar in the printing position such that the open side is facing away from the print bar. The protective flap bar is arranged in a horizontal position with the open side upward in the park position such that the print bar is engaged with its print head side in the protective flap bar. | 11-20-2014 |
20140368576 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including a main body frame that has a main guiding member which has a sliding surface and enables a carriage to move in a scanning direction in a state where the carriage is mounted thereon, and a slide body which has a cap member which can abut on a liquid ejecting head to surround nozzles in such a manner that the slide body moves along with the carriage in a state where an abutment portion which can abut on the carriage abuts on the carriage, in which the carriage has a connection portion in which the carriage is connected to a movement mechanism which moves the carriage in the scanning direction. | 12-18-2014 |
20150314603 | PRINTER HAVING SLED PROVIDING WIPING, CAPPING AND PLATEN MODULES - A printer includes: an inkjet printhead assembly; a sled slidably arranged with respect to the printhead assembly, the sled supporting a platen module, a capper module and a wiper module; a sliding mechanism for sliding the sled relative to printhead assembly so as to selectively align one of the platen, capper and wiper modules with the printhead assembly; and a lift mechanism for lifting an aligned module linearly away from the sled and towards the printhead assembly. The platen module is positioned between the capper and wiper modules on the sled, such that the capper and wiper modules are positioned at opposite sides of the printhead assembly during printing. | 11-05-2015 |
20150375510 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A printer includes a cap unit, a transporting driving roller, a power transmitting unit, and a pump. At least a part of each of the cap unit, the transporting driving roller, the power transmitting unit, and the pump has the same height in a height direction of the apparatus (a Z-axis direction) and the cap unit, the transporting driving roller, the power transmitting unit, and the pump are arranged along a direction (a Y-axis direction) intersecting with a rotational axis line direction (an X-axis direction) of the transporting driving roller. Therefore, it is possible to arrange so as to suppress each dimension of the cap unit, the transporting driving roller, the power transmitting unit, and the pump in a height direction and it is possible to contribute to the miniaturization of the apparatus. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001559 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects an ink from a nozzle to a sheet transported, an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the height position of the liquid ejecting unit by moving the liquid ejecting unit, a cap capable of tightly closing a space that the nozzle faces, and a moving mechanism that moves the cap between a tightly closing position and a non-tightly closing position. The adjustment mechanism includes a pivot shaft provided along a width direction, a plurality of cams that moves the liquid ejecting unit by pivoting together with the pivot shaft and contacting the liquid ejecting unit, and an engaging portion capable of pivoting together with the pivot shaft and engaging with an engaged portion that is provided on the liquid ejecting apparatus. | 01-07-2016 |
20160067972 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head which performs recording on a recording medium, a support section which is displaced between a support position which faces the recording head and supports the recording medium, and a position which is retreated from the support position, a capping unit which carries out maintenance on the recording head at a facing position which faces the recording head by switching the support section, and a movement mechanism which moves the capping unit between the facing position and the position which is retreated from the facing position, and when the capping unit comes close to the facing position, or separates from the facing position, the movement mechanism moves the capping unit in a direction which is orthogonal to a head surface of the recording head. | 03-10-2016 |
20160089886 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer has a printing head, a sheet conveying mechanism, a carriage mounting a printing head and configured to be reciprocally movable in a printing area and non-printing area. A cap is provided to be movable between a capping position an uncap position. A controller of the inkjet printer is configured to execute a printing process, a standby process, and a capping process in which the controller causes the carriage to move to the non-printing area and moves the cap from the uncap position to the capping position. The controller causes the carriage to move into the printing area when the next printing command is received after the standby process is finished and before the carriage moving process has been completed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096372 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes: a platen having a supporting surface configured to support a recording medium; a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles are open; a head moving unit configured to move the liquid droplet jetting head in a head movement area including a first area and a second area which is adjacent to the first area; a maintenance mechanism including a cap member configured to be movable in a cap movement area which includes a retracted position and a capping position and to cover the nozzles; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap member by utilizing movement of the liquid droplet jetting head form the first area to the second area; and a cap guiding mechanism configured to guide movement of the cap member in the cap movement area in an inclined direction. | 04-07-2016 |
20160136960 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a lead screw that includes a first region formed with a spiral groove and provided in a central portion of the lead screw, and two second regions formed without a groove, one provided on an end-portion side of the first region and the other provided on another end-portion side of the first region; a cap mechanism that includes a first threaded portion threaded to the groove and that lifts a cap member that covers an ejecting surface of ink, and a first linking portion; a wiper member that includes a second threaded portion threaded to the groove and that wipes ink adhered to the ejecting surface of the ink, and a second linking portion that links with the first linking portion. | 05-19-2016 |
20190143695 | PRINT HEAD MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 05-16-2019 |