Patent ID: 11919307
Assignee: PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A mobile printhead cleaner for a print module, comprising:
(a) a printing apparatus having a plurality of print modules, each of which has an array of printhead fluid dispensers;
(b) a printhead cleaning member movably connected to each said print module and constructed to travel across and clean said printhead fluid dispensers thereof, each said cleaning member being transitional between a cleaning position for said printhead fluid dispensers and a non-obstructing storage position relative to said printhead fluid dispensers;
(c) each said cleaning member upon activation being constructed to travel across said printhead fluid dispensers of its associated said print module and remove accumulated debris therefrom;
(d) each said cleaning member upon deactivation being constructed to transition to said non-obstructing storage position relative to said printhead fluid dispensers of its associated said print module so as to permit printing therewith;
(e) each said print module having a defined outer confines, and said cleaning member associated therewith remaining within said outer confines of said print module during transition between said cleaning position and said storage position; and
(f) each said print module defining a general plane for printing on a printable substrate, and said cleaning member for each said print module being pivotal between its said cleaning position and its said storage position about an axis that is generally parallel to said printing plane.