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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Memjet Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Vesa Karppinen, North Ryde, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16544 (2013.01); B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2/16579 (2013.01); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16555 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of maintaining an elongate inkjet printhead includes the steps of: positioning a suction nozzle opposite inkjet nozzles of the printhead; positioning a wiper offset from the inkjet nozzles; and moving the suction nozzle and the wiper together along a length of the printhead. The wiper contacts only a non-printing part of the printhead while the suction nozzle is spaced apart from the inkjet nozzles of printhead.