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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 10, 2023
Multivac Marking & Inspection Gmbh & Co. KG, Enger, DE;
Michael Reffke, Roedinghausen, DE;
Bernd Rath, Enger, DE;
MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection GmbH & Co. KG, Enger, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a printer device configured for a packaging machine as a thermal inkjet printer. The printer device includes a frame and a printhead holder mounted thereon and configured to support a replaceable printhead. The printhead holder has an opening for at least one nozzle formed on the printhead. The printer device further includes a sealing unit and a lifting mechanism for the sealing unit, by means of which the sealing unit is adjustable between a first position, in which the sealing unit exposes the opening of the printhead holder, and a second position, in which the sealing unit closes the opening of the printhead holder. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a wet cleaning process of a printer device.