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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicants:
Sean K. Fitzsimons, Thornton, CO (US);
William Edward Manchester, Erie, CO (US);
Spencer Robert Wasilewski, Highstown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sean K. Fitzsimons, Thornton, CO (US);
William Edward Manchester, Erie, CO (US);
Spencer Robert Wasilewski, Highstown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16544 (2013.01); B41J 2/16538 (2013.01); B41J 2/1652 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16532 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for cleaning wipers for printheads of a printing system. The system includes a cleaning mechanism for a wiper of a printing system. The cleaning mechanism includes a scraper able to scrape ink off of the wiper, and a suction device that is proximate to the scraper and is able to remove the ink from the scraper.