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Title:
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INK JET PRINT HEAD NOZZLE PLATE CLEANING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005053959
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of non-contact, ink jet print head nozzle plate surface cleaning. The method disclosed, enables simultaneous non-contact cleaning of all nozzles of a print head nozzle plate having a major and minor dimension and ink ejecting nozzles spanning most of the major dimension. The simultaneous non-contact cleaning of all nozzles of the print head is achieved by providing a print head cleaning arrangement having a pressurized air flow emerging from an air exit slit of length exceeding nozzle plate major dimension.

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Inventors:
ALIAGA CHRISTOPHE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2004/001011
Publication Date:
April 06, 2006
Filing Date:
November 04, 2004
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Assignee:
SCITEX VISION LTD (IL)
ALIAGA CHRISTOPHE (FR)
International Classes:
B41J2/165; B41J
Foreign References:
US4591873A1986-05-27
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