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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Antonio Toniolo, Aglie', IT;
Assignee:
Olivetti-Canon Industriale S.p.A., Ivrea, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 32 ; 347 33 ;
Abstract
In a station for cleaning, restoring and protecting the nozzles of an ink jet printer, a cleaning blade is connected to the nozzle restoring and protecting device and controlled by it when moved by the motion of the print head into its operating position. The restoring and protecting device comprises two covers that are selectively coupled to one or the other of two heads for printing in black or in color, respectively. The restoring and protecting device sets the cleaning blade in the best position for cleaning the two heads, by means of a rocker. The service station is of a simple construction and uses a small number of component parts.