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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag, Heidelberg, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas Mueller, Heidelberg, DE;

Jochen Renner, Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE;

Matthias Zapf, Heidelberg, DE;

Ralf Steinmetz, Bammental, DE;

Michael Oestreicher, Eppelheim, DE;

Burkhard Wolf, Dossenheim, DE;

Manfred Haeussler, Karlsruhe, DE;

David Ehrbar, Walldorf, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 25/304 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 25/304 (2013.01);
Abstract

A digital printing machine includes a printing material transport device, an inkjet print head having a nozzle plate, and a capping element. The inkjet print head is adjustable into a first print head position relative to the capping element and the capping element is adjustable into a capping position relative to the inkjet print head. The capping element temporarily covers the nozzle plate when the inkjet print head is in the first print head position and the capping element is simultaneously in the capping position.


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