Head cleaning device
The head cleaning device for inkjet printers uses a vertically sliding, plate-shaped wiper blade and ink pan to address the need for model-specific wipers, enhancing efficiency and reducing waste by adapting to diverse nozzle arrangements.
JP7870018B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-04KISHU GIKEN KOGYO CO LTD +1
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KISHU GIKEN KOGYO CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-04
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Abstract
To provide a wiper type head cleaning device which can be used so as to match with a print width in drop-on-demand (DOD) type inkjet printers having column lengths of ink nozzles which vary by models.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a head cleaning device 10 which wipes a nozzle arrangement surface 13a in a printer head 1 of a DOD type inkjet printer 100 with a plate-like wiper blade 2. In the printer head 1 of the DOD type inkjet printer 100, a number of nozzles 1a, ... are arranged in a column direction. In the invention, the plate-like wiper blade 2 is slid in the column direction of the nozzles 1a, 1a, ... when wiping the nozzle arrangement surface 13a. Thus, the same wiper blade 2 can be used independently of a column length of the nozzles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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