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AU2001295712A1 - Printing apparatus - Google Patents

Printing apparatus

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Publication number
AU2001295712A1
AU2001295712A1 AU2001295712A AU9571201A AU2001295712A1 AU 2001295712 A1 AU2001295712 A1 AU 2001295712A1 AU 2001295712 A AU2001295712 A AU 2001295712A AU 9571201 A AU9571201 A AU 9571201A AU 2001295712 A1 AU2001295712 A1 AU 2001295712A1
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
ink
printhead
pressure pulse
printing apparatus
printer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001295712A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Steve Brown
Martin Mcnestry
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Videojet Technologies Nottingham Ltd
Original Assignee
Zipher Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
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Priority claimed from GB0026585A external-priority patent/GB0026585D0/en
Application filed by Zipher Ltd filed Critical Zipher Ltd
Publication of AU2001295712A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001295712A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/1652—Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head
    • B41J2/16526—Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head by applying pressure only
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16552—Cleaning of print head nozzles using cleaning fluids

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Power Steering Mechanism (AREA)
  • Confectionery (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Noodles (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
AU2001295712A 2000-10-31 2001-10-05 Printing apparatus Abandoned AU2001295712A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0026585A GB0026585D0 (en) 2000-10-31 2000-10-31 Printing apparatus
GB0026585.0 2000-10-31
GB0028451A GB0028451D0 (en) 2000-10-31 2000-11-22 Printing apparatus
GB0028451.3 2000-11-22
PCT/GB2001/004448 WO2002036347A2 (fr) 2000-10-31 2001-10-05 Appareil d'impression

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2001295712A1 true AU2001295712A1 (en) 2002-05-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU2001295712A Abandoned AU2001295712A1 (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-05 Printing apparatus

Country Status (8)

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US (2) US7419239B2 (fr)
EP (2) EP1780023B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE404370T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2001295712A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE60139334D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2312151T3 (fr)
GB (2) GB2370016B (fr)
WO (1) WO2002036347A2 (fr)

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US20040104959A1 (en) 2004-06-03
EP1780023B1 (fr) 2008-08-13
ATE404370T1 (de) 2008-08-15
WO2002036347A3 (fr) 2002-08-22
US7600852B2 (en) 2009-10-13
WO2002036347A2 (fr) 2002-05-10
EP1780023A3 (fr) 2007-09-19
EP1330361B1 (fr) 2009-07-22
DE60135397D1 (de) 2008-09-25
GB2370532A (en) 2002-07-03
GB0123976D0 (en) 2001-11-28
GB2370532B (en) 2004-06-23
GB2370016B (en) 2003-01-15
GB0123974D0 (en) 2001-11-28
EP1330361A2 (fr) 2003-07-30
EP1780023A2 (fr) 2007-05-02
US20060197792A1 (en) 2006-09-07
US7419239B2 (en) 2008-09-02
ES2312151T3 (es) 2009-02-16
GB2370016A (en) 2002-06-19
DE60139334D1 (de) 2009-09-03

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