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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

May. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Multivac Marking & Inspection Gmbh & Co. KG, Enger, DE;

Inventors:

Michael Reffke, Roedinghausen, DE;

Bernd Rath, Enger, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01);
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.


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