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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Robert Smith, Northamptonshire, GB;
Philip John Blowfield, Northamptonshire, GB;
Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a continuous inkjet printer (). The printer comprise a printhead. The printhead comprises a droplet generator () comprising a printing nozzle () for ejecting an ink jet for printing, at least one electrode () for steering the inkjet, and a gutter () having an ink receiving orifice () for receiving parts of the ink jet which are not used for printing. The method comprises performing a cleaning operation. Said cleaning operation comprises: ejecting a solvent jet from the printing nozzle towards the gutter; and causing at least a portion of the solvent jet to contact at least a part of the gutter () surrounding the orifice () for cleaning said part of the gutter surrounding the orifice.