Patent ID: 7237867

Claim:
An ink cleaning device is applied to an inkjet printer; the ink cleaning device comprising: a cartridge stand bearing an ink cartridge, wherein the cartridge stand comprising a printing head; a driving mechanism driving the cartridge stand to move through a predetermined direction; and a printing control device electronically connected to the cartridge stand for controlling the inkjet action of the printing head; and electronically connected to the driving mechanism for controlling the movement of the cartridge stand; wherein the ink cleaning device comprising a cleaning cartridge, which accommodate a cleanser; the printing control device producing a signal when the cleaning cartridge is replaced the ink cartridge to be put in the cartridge stand, the inkjet printer will processing an ink cleaning action according to the signal wherein the cartridge stand comprising a detecting device, which produce a signal when the cleaning cartridge is replaced the ink cartridge to be put in the cartridge stand, the inkjet printer will processing an ink cleaning action according to the signal.