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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Dover Europe Sárl, Vernier, CH;
Francis Pourtier, Charmes sur Rhône, FR;
Bruno Barbet, Etoile sur Rhône, FR;
Raphael Savoldi, Portes-les Valence, FR;
Rudy Joly, La Rochede Glun, FR;
DOVER EUROPE SÀRL, Vernier, CH;
Abstract
A cleaning process for cleaning at least one part of a hydraulic circuit of a continuous inkjet printer. The hydraulic circuit includes a solvent tank and an ink tank, and hydraulic connections for sending ink and/or solvent to a print head. The cleaning process includes: a preliminary step of flushing or cleaning at least part of the ink or hydraulic circuit; and flowing or circulating the gas, and solvent, through at least one part of the hydraulic circuit and recovering dirty fluid from the at least one part of the hydraulic circuit in a recovery cartridge or in a tank.