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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Marta Coma Vives, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Maria Dinares Argemi, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
David Butinya, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Macia Sole Pons, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Example methods for the maintenance of printheads are provided, the printheads comprising a reservoir containing a printing fluid with particles in suspension, and a nozzle plate. Example methods may comprise capping the nozzle plate of the printhead, and rotating the capped printhead. Example maintenance devices for printheads are also provided, comprising a support with a socket to attach a printhead to the support, a drive unit to rotate the support about a rotation axis, and a control unit connected to the drive unit to perform a predetermined rotation cycle.