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Police holding a 38-year-old man on suspicion of killing a married couple in an alleged hit-and-run have been granted more time to question him.
The suspect, who has not been identified, handed himself in to police hours after Ross and Clare Simons were killed on Sunday.
Mr Simons, 34, and his 30-year-old wife - described by friends as "two peas in a pod" - died when their tandem bicycle was in collision with a Citroën Picasso car in Hanham, near Bristol, that was being followed by a police car in Hanham, Bristol.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Officers questioning a 38-year-old man on suspicion of death by dangerous driving have been granted further time to question him.
"A woman, aged 35, also arrested, has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
"House-to-house inquiries continue and officers continue to appeal to anyone who witnessed this collision, or anyone who saw a blue Citroen Picasso in the area shortly before, to contact us on 101."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is also investigating the incident because an Avon & Somerset Constabulary vehicle was involved.
Friends said that Mr and Mrs Simons had been trying to start a family without success and were delighted that they had been approved for IVF treatment.
Diane Pullin said that the Simons had been for dinner with her daughter Samantha on Saturday night. She said: "My daughter has helium balloons at the top of her stairs wishing them luck and she can't even look at them. She said to me, 'How can I be with them on Saturday night and they're not here now?'. They were trying for children and they had just been told they could have fertility treatment. They were so happy on Saturday night."
Mr Simons, who worked for his father Ed's building and property firm, and Mrs Simons, who worked in a fashion store in the Cabot Circus shopping centre, were on their way to Mrs Simons's parents' house for a meal when they were killed.
The couple, from Staple Hill, in Bristol, were described as "the nicest neighbours you could hope for". Their mountain bikes had recently been stolen and they bought the tandem to replace them. Sunday was one of the first occasions they had ridden it.
They were killed by the Citroën, which had been driven off at high speed when a police officer tried to stop it. A spokeswoman for Avon & Somerset Constabulary said: "A police officer's attention was drawn to a Citroën Picasso travelling along Lower Hanham Road at speed.
"The officer indicated to the car to stop but it made off. The officer began to follow the car but it was lost to sight almost immediately.
"Very shortly afterwards the car stuck another vehicle and then collided with two cyclists on a tandem bicycle."
The couple died at the scene as paramedics fought to save them. A spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service said: "Unfortunately both the patients were beyond help."
One neighbour said: "They were the best neighbours you could have. They would do anything for anyone." He added that Mr Simons was also a keen motocross rider who kept himself fit going to the gym every day.
Steve Camm, another family friend, said: "They were like two peas in a pod. They were never apart. They could never do enough for anybody." He added: "They were caring people. They always did random stuff. You could never stop them from having fun."
Inspector Frazer Davey, from Avon & Somerset Constabulary, appealed for any witnesses to come forward. He said: "Following investigations overnight the circumstances of this collision have become much clearer. However, I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident or saw this car in the area shortly before the collision to come forward and contact us."
The families of Mr and Mrs Simons said in a statement: "A very special couple have been taken from us and we have no words to describe our loss."
People continued to leave floral tributes at the scene. One read: "Ross and Clare you were an amazing couple and fantastic people. You will be missed so so much by all. RIP gone but never forgotten. In our hearts forever. All our love Darren, Shelley and Joshua xxx."
Another tribute read: "Ross and Clare. You will always be in our hearts. You will truly be missed and never forgotten. All our love, Paul and Sharon xxx."
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I agree that Israel has need of a real party of the left to at least raise the important issues. The US too, desperately needs a party of the left. The US really has only one party, the party of the oligarchs, with slightly different sounding rhetoric especially on minor social issues. All this, of course, is just a cover for a government that caters to the corporations, the military industrial -complex, and the super rich regardless of which party is in power. Obama is the perfect example. No Republican could have pushed the Republican agenda any better. Israel appears to be repeating the US example only with a multiple of parties all pushing the same line. And the beneficiaries in Israel appear to be the same group - the corporations, the military-industrial -complex and the super rich. Strange coincidence?
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This year's cane crushing season is more than half completed. Wilmar cane supply general manager Paul Giordani, Mackay Sugar CEO Jason Lowry and MSF Maryborough region general manager Stewart Norton discuss the performance of their mills so far. Read story.
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Marian cane grower Simon Mattsson has done a lot of research on soil health, having won a Nuffield Scholarship and studied all over the world. He says agriculture has the most potential to remove carbon from the atmosphere and help reverse climate change. Read story.
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A Queensland cane grower and soil researcher says farming holds the greatest potential to remove carbon from the atmosphere and reverse climate change.
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Cane grower and Nuffield Scholar Simon Mattson, from Marian in North Queensland, discusses intercropping sunflowers and sugar cane to improve soil quality. Read story.
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Cane grower and Nuffield scholar Simon Mattsson discusses soil health in the Mackay region. Mr Mattsson has just returned from a trip to New Zealand and South America investigating soil health. He says productivity could be improved in the Mackay region is more attention was paid to the issue. Read story.
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A Nuffield scholar and cane farmer investigating soil health says the issue is holding back productivity in Queensland's Mackay region.
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Marian canefarmer, Simon Mattsson, says a cocktail of different plant species growing between sugarcane rows will help reduce synthetic fertiliser inputs and harmful nitrogen runoff into the Great Barrier Reef. Story here.
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A cocktail of unlikely plant species, like sunflowers and radishes, could be one solution in preventing harmful nitrogen runoff from sugar cane farms.
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Blackwater is one of many Queensland towns feeling the grind of Australia's mining slowdown, but this one is lasting longer than many had expected.
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Two men are hospital after a ultra-light plane crash west of Mackay in north Queensland.
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A construction company has been fined $100,000 over the death of a worker at a weir west of Mackay in north Queensland.
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The CEO of Mackay Sugar says a Federal Government grant will help to halve the coal used in local sugar mills.
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Police say the search for a bushwalker in north Queensland is being scaled back.
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The sugar industry in the Mackay region is again facing a shortage of seasonal workers this harvest.
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Parts of north Queensland are awash today with heavy rain and floods, wreaking havoc on the roads and for farmers.
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Mackay Sugar says there are some concerns that the continuing wet weather may mean the whole cane crop will not be able to be harvested.
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A north Queensland primary school is hoping to collect more than 10 tonnes of old batteries to help raise money to furnish a new multi-purpose hall.
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The celebrations saw performances from Super Furry Animals, chants of 'Gareth Bale's barmy army' and a little bit of champagne
The celebrations saw performances from Super Furry Animals, chants of 'Gareth Bale's barmy army' and a little bit of champagne
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Guto Bebb pushes for a review of the Welsh language broadcaster
Land west of Lisvane was sold as part of a package of land by the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales in 2012
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Team Luke were running the race in memory of seven-year-old Luke Jenkins who died three years ago following heart surgery
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A witness told Cardiff Crown Court he saw Kylie Thomas kick the 42-year-old 'a few times' during a fight in Tonypandy
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Yes, it does taste like pennies. #truestory
Yes, it does taste like pennies. #truestory
The mysterious white cheese sauce is to die for!
The tree is friggin dead.
Great iced coffee, but just fyi - the word "pub" is a misnomer. I came here expecting to get a beer with my donuts but no such luck. Epic fail.
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- In 4-quart saucepan, stir together vinegar, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Heat to boiling on medium-high; reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes or until reduced by half. Remove from heat and add plums, stirring to coat.
- Place plums on hot grill, cut sides down, reserving vinegar mixture. Grill 5 to 6 minutes or until plums are lightly charred, brushing vinegar mixture onto plums halfway through.
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Coos Bay ChapterThe Coos Bay Chapter is dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves and beaches in the greater Coos County area More Details
Marine Spatial Planning Workshop
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 from 9am – 4pm there will be a public workshop at the Port Orford Library on marine spatial planning (MSP) activities in Oregon. Presenters will discuss Oregon's process to update the Territorial Sea Plan to address renewable ocean energy development. The event is designed to provide background for stakeholders, community leaders, and the public on the planning process including ways to engage. Speakers will include: Paul Klarin (DLCD); Pete Stauffer (Surfrider); Peter Freeman (Oregon State University); Charles Steinback (Ecotrust); Dick Vandershaff (Nature Conservancy); and John Hansen (West Coast EBM Network). It should be a good event. Hope to see you there!
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In North Curry County, Port Orford Ocean Resource Team is partnering with Surfrider and the Port Orford Arts Council for Friday night movies. Friday nights at 6:30 pm showings will include great surf footage, environmental awareness, and entertainment.
These movies provide the community with free and fun activities during the winter months, while educating attendees of Surfrider and Ocean Resource Team events and local volunteer opportunities.
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After meeting for nearly 18 months, the Coos Bay Marine Reserve Recommendation Committee has come forward with a range of different scenarios for potential marine reserves and marine protected areas within the Cape Arago/ Seven Devils region and is seeking input from the public. The scenarios can be viewed at: www.portofcoosbay.com/marineres.htm During December 2010, the Recommendation Committee is hosting public comment town hall meetings in Reedsport, Charleston and Bandon on the proposed options. Following the town halls, the Committee will meet again to review public comments and finalize a recommendation for the Port Commission, which would then forward a proposal to the state Ocean Policy Advisory Council. The public meetings will be held in the following locations:
Bandon, December 8, 2010 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Bandon High School Cafeteria – 550 9th Street SW, Bandon
Charleston, December 9, 2010 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology – 63466 Boat Basin Road, Charleston
Reedsport, December 13, 2010 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Reedsport High School Cafeteria – 2260 Longwood Drive, Reedsport
The Committee would like to hear from you about your thoughts on establishing protections for this ecologically rich area. Check out the different scenarios and plan on attending one of the meetings, or submit written comments here. Comments are due by noon on Monday, December 20th.
Kids to get schooled on water quality
Surfrider Foundation's south coast blue water task force program is getting ready to launch seasonal beach monitoring along popular recreational beaches on Oregon's south coast and this year we're expanding! In years past we've partnered with the students from Pacific High School, but this year we're starting a peer to peer program, bringing middle school students from Driftwood Elementary into the mix. This Thursday and Friday, along with our partners from the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, we'll be setting up the lab and introducing the kids to the program through a series of 8 programs to 4 different classes. We're excited to bring the peer to peer learning element into the program this year to get more kids involved and make better connections between the Port Orford Stewardship Area, Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and nearshore water quality. Wanna volunteer, get more involved or just learn more, contact firstname.lastname@example.com!


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lol at those photoshopped braids on the pic....hahahahahahahhahahahahahhahhhhhhaaaaaaaaaeich-ayeich-ayeich-ay
I can freestyle to a dolphin and a tamberine.
riff raff is my guilty pleasure.. this nigga makes some good ass songs my library: MF DOOM, nas, the roots, ghostface, elzhi, roc marciano, freddie gibbs, kool g rap, rakim, el-p, riff raff
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Riff had the right mixture of substances in him on this one, for real. Mac crushed it, "in the bed, watching Game of Thrones".
^sorry dude i didnt know you wanted mac miller to rap about social injustice while collaborating with Riff Raff. its obviously an comedic ignorant song, not suppused to be lyrical. listen to Ave Maria by mac miller if you want to hear him lyrical
"Mac crushed it, 'in the bed, watching Game of Thrones.'" Yeah, like, omg! That's so lyrical. He totally killed that. foh What a joke.


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Fresh Goods Friday, this week with a lot of stuff that'll make you go quicker. Honest
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|24 Sep 1996
|Filing date
|12 Oct 1993
|Priority date
|12 Oct 1993
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Giang Vo, Akihiro Okada
|Original Assignee
|Dataproducts Corporation
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (32), Referenced by (20), Classifications (5), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus and method and, in particular embodiments, to such an apparatus and method with a head cleaning system for cleaning the ink jetting surface or surfaces of an ink jet head.
2. Related Art
Ink jet recording devices have become increasingly more popular as the demand for high speed, high quality printing increases. Typical ink jet devices include a print head having one or more jetpacks, each having a Jetting surface (or orifice surface). A jetting surface is typically provided with one or more orifices through which ink (or other suitable medium) is selectively expelled.
However, in both solid ink or liquid ink jet recording devices, debris and excess residual ink tends to accumulate on the jetting surface of an orifice plate. Such accumulations often lead to jet outages and, therefore, faulty printing. A jet outage can occur when a piece of debris lands across an orifice or an excessive buildup of ink interferes with the jetting action through the orifice.
Another common cause of jet outages is a failure to provide or maintain a suitable meniscus formation at the orifice. Many ink jet devices require a suitable formation of ink meniscus at each jetting surface orifices to provide proper hydraulic action and, thus, desired ink droplet formations. The break-up of this meniscus formation can cause depriming of the system. Such meniscus formation tends to be interrupted from time-to-time, during printing operations, e.g., by air bubbles, or other environmental factors.
In order to remove unwanted material on the orifice surface, some ink jet printers have been equipped with a feature where an operator can clean the surface by either vacuum purging, pressure purging and/or wiping with an absorbent medium. However, such orifice cleaning methods that use either a vacuum or pressure source tend to waste significant amounts of ink during purging processes.
Along with the purging system, some printers utilize paper or absorbent media to blot out or wipe off debris and residual ink off the orifice surface. Yet other systems use a bin or tray that collects waste ink. These systems typically require an operator to initiate the cleaning process and then discard the wasted byproducts. As a result, printing may need to be interrupted for the operator initiated cleaning process, ink and/or other consumable material may be wasted, and the costs associated with each of the above and with the discarding of the waste material are incurred. Moreover, the vacuum, pressure and blotting type actions may increase the chance of meniscus breakdowns, resulting in jet outages.
Other ink jet apparatuses have employed a cleaning blade for cleaning the jetting surface of the ink jet head. With the blade arranged in a fixed location, the ink jet head is moved past the blade so that the blade wipes the jetting surface with the head motion. However, the blade can be (or can become) misaligned with the ink jet head such that the blade surface fails to sufficiently contact the entire orifice surface or applies a varying degree of pressure across the orifice surface. Thus, an unaligned blade may not sufficiently remove excess ink or debris from the ink jet head and, in some instances, may even channel excess ink or debris to various locations on the print head, creating build-ups or pooling at such locations.
In addition, these systems typically provide for head cleaning only after an ink jet outage has occurred or provide for wiping operations relatively often which can result in excessive blade wear. Moreover, the blade tends to abrade and tatter after prolonged use, resulting in an ineffective and inefficient cleaning process.
It is an object of embodiments of the present invention to provide an ink jet apparatus and head cleaning system and method which avoids, for practical purposes, the above noted operational limitations of the prior art.
Embodiments of the present invention further relate to a head cleaning system for cleaning the jetting surface (or orifice surface) of a jet head and a method of operating the cleaning system in a manner which improves the reliability and efficiency of an ink jet apparatus. Further embodiments of the present invention employ a cleaning blade capable of self-aligning with the jetting surface.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention an ink jet apparatus includes, generally, a recording head having at least one orifice plate provided with a jetting surface (or orifice surface), an actuator positioned adjacent to the jetting surface, and a cleaning blade member coupled to the actuator by a self-aligning system. In further embodiments, the recording head includes multiple jetpacks, each of which includes at least one orifice plate provided with a jetting surface. For example, a color jetpack (for jetting colored inks) may be disposed above a black ink jetpack in the recording head. The actuator may be a solenoid adapted to selectively move the cleaning blade member between a cleaning position, in which the blade member comes in contact with the jetting surface(s), and a retracted position, in which the blade member is separated from the jetting surface(s).
In preferred embodiments, the recording head is moveable relative to a recording medium (e.g., a sheet of paper). The movement of the recording head, while the blade is in contact with the jetting surface(s), effects a wiping action of the blade across the jetting surface(s). Preferably, the jetting surface(s), and thus the rows of orifices along the jetting surface, are at an angle (for example, about 80) with respect to the direction of motion of the recording head. The angle of the row of orifices is selected for proper ink dot registration, in accordance with well known principles. However, when the blade is in contact with an angled jetting surface, movement of the recording head imparts a force component on the blade directed transverse to the direction of motion of the recording head. This force component tends urges the blade in a direction transverse to the direction of motion of the recording head. As discussed below, a self-aligning system allows the blade to remain aligned with the jetting surface, even if the blade moves slightly in a direction transverse to the recording head motion direction.
Embodiments of the invention provide a self-aligning system which automatically aligns the edge of the blade substantially in parallel with the jetting surface, upon the blade being moved to the cleaning position. In addition, the self-aligning system provides improved wiping action for angled orifice plates, wherein a force transverse to the recording head direction of motion is imparted on the wiper blade as the recording head is moved relative to the wiper blade. The self-aligning system, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, includes a double pivot joint adaptor which is pivotally coupled, about a first pivot joint, to the plunger of the actuator solenoid and pivotally coupled, about a second pivot joint, to the blade member. A coil spring biases the blade member toward the orifice surface, such that the combination of the coil spring bias and the pivot joints provide, in effect, a floating (or semi-floating) blade member which automatically aligns, and maintains alignment, with the surface (the orifice surface) against which it is pressed.
Further embodiments provide a control system for controlling the cleaning blade actuator so as to move the cleaning blade member to the cleaning position during the time interval when a sheet of paper is being fed into its printing position, so as to avoid interrupting the normal printing operation. According to further embodiments, the control system operates to move the cleaning blade member to the cleaning position at a rate of once every X number of sheets, wherein X is within the range of 10 and 30 and, preferably, is 25. This rate has been found to avoid approximately 90% of jet outages which would otherwise be caused by ink or debris build-up on the orifice surface or meniscus formation failure, while maintaining a relatively large operational life of the cleaning blade member.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the detailed description.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a self-aligning cleaning apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the self-aligning cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the cleaning blade member in the cleaning position and an ink jet head of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a recording head and wiper arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are side views of the recording head and wiper arrangement according to the FIG. 4 embodiment.
While embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to an ink jet apparatus for selectively jetting ink droplets onto recording media, it will be understood that further embodiments of the invention are applicable to other types of jetting apparatus which expel droplets, streams, or other formations of any appropriate jettable material, including inks, cleaning agents, adhesives, or the like. However, for purposes of simplifying the present disclosure, the embodiments discussed below primarily refer to ink jet apparatuses and jetting of ink droplets.
Portions of an ink jet apparatus, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The illustrated ink jet apparatus, generally represented by the numeral 10, includes a recording head 12. The recording head 12 is driven by suitable drive means (not shown) to reciprocate in the directions of arrows 14 and 16 in a recording area 18 and a non-recording area 20.
The recording head 12 has a pair of jetpacks 11 and 13, each of which is provided with an orifice plate having at least one row of orifices along a jetting surface (or orifice surface) 22. The orifices along the ink jetting surface 22 define a plurality of ink discharge ports for jetting ink droplets therethrough. In operation, the recording head 12 scans across the surface of a print media 24 in the recording area 18 for recording on the print media 24. As best shown in FIG. 4, each row of orifices is provided at an angle with respect to the direction of motion of the recording head. The angle of the row of orifices is selected for proper ink dot registration, in accordance with well known principles.
The ink jet apparatus 10 has a self-aligning cleaning apparatus 26 for wiping and cleaning the ink jetting surface 22. In a preferred embodiment, the self-aligning cleaning apparatus 26 is positioned in the non-recording area 20 so that a cleaning process (as described in more detail below) may be carried out in a manner which does not interrupt the printing process.
The self-aligning cleaning apparatus 26 includes a solenoid actuator 28 which has a moveable plunger 30. The solenoid actuator 28 may be selectively actuated to move the plunger 30 in the direction of arrow 31. A double-pivot joint adaptor 32 is pivotally coupled to one end of the plunger 30. The double-pivot joint adaptor 32 is further pivotally coupled to a blade member housing 34. A coil spring member 36 is provided between the solenoid actuator 28 and the blade member housing 34 and biases the blade member housing 34 toward the ink jetting surface 22. The blade member housing 34 includes a blade member 38 which is adapted to come in contact with the jetting surface 22 to wipe and clean residual ink and dusts and other debris off the jetting surface. The blade member housing 34 also includes a blade member support 40 which supports the blade member 38.
Preferably, the blade member 38 is made of a material which is compatible with ink (or other material to be jetted), is high temperature and chemical resistant and holds up well to prolonged mechanical-wear. In preferred embodiments, the blade member 38 is made of flexible silicone rubber and/or other elastomeric materials which are abrasion resistant, weather-resistant and chemically stable.
The blade member 38 has a distal edge 42 which comes into contact with the ink jetting surface 22, upon the blade member 38 being moved toward the cleaning position. In preferred embodiments, the edge 42 is rounded so as to avoid sharp corners. This rounded edge configuration tends to prolong the blade life. It has been found that sharp corners tend to become worn and tattered over a period of use, due to the mechanical wear. However, while preferred embodiments employ a rounded edge configuration, the edge 42 in further embodiments may have any suitable cross-sectional shapes.
In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the double-pivot joint adaptor 32 has a blade side member 46 which is adapted to be coupled to the blade member housing 34 and a plunger side member 48 which is adapted to be coupled to the plunger 30. A flange member 50 is provided between the blade side member 46 and the plunger side member 48. The flange member 50 preferably has a diameter larger than that of the coil spring member 36 so that the coil spring member abuts and is retained by the end face 52 of the flange member. As best shown in FIG. 2, the blade member housing 34 is received in a slit 54 provided in the blade side member 46. A pin 56 pivotally couples the blade member housing 34 to the blade side member 46 of the double-pivot joint adaptor 32. A second pin 60 pivotally couples an end 58 of the plunger 30 is to the plunger side member 48 of the double-pivot joint adaptor 32. The double-pivot joint adaptor 32, therefore, provides two pivotal links for allowing rotational movement (about the axis of pin 58) of the adaptor 32 with respect to the plunger 30 and rotational movement (about the axis of pin 56) of the blade member housing 34 with respect to the adaptor 32.
In a preferred embodiment, the solenoid actuator 28 is a latching solenoid. Preferably, the latching solenoid 28 is one which, when activated by a pulse, retracts the plunger 30 to a retracted position and latches (or locks) the plunger 30 in the retracted position. Because the coil spring 36 biases the adaptor 32 toward the recording head 12, activation of the solenoid retracts the plunger 30 against the spring force of the coil spring 36.
Once the plunger 30 is latched, no power is required to maintain the plunger 30 at the retracted position. When the solenoid is latched in the retracted position, the solenoid may be further activated, again by a pulse, to release (unlock) the plunger 30. Once the plunger is released (unlocked), the biasing force of the coil spring 36 moves the adaptor 32 toward the recording head 12 and, therefore, moves the blade member 38 to abut and press against the ink jetting surface 22. Preferably, the only force pressing the blade member 38 against the surface 22 is the spring force of the coil spring 36.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the latching solenoid itself does not provide a force to press the blade member 38 against the ink jetting surface 22. As a result, the latching solenoid is provided with a activation pulse only during a transition to and from the head cleaning mode. In this regard, the latching solenoid draws minimal power and is subjected to minimal operational wear.
In a further embodiment, the plunger 30 is retracted into and out of the solenoid housing through an aperture 39 in the solenoid housing, wherein the aperture is larger than the cross-section of the plunger 30. In this manner, the plunger 30 may move, by a limited amount, within the confines of the aperture 39 and the spring 36. This provides a further degree of freedom of movement for the blade member 38, so as to further aid in the automatic alignment of the blade member 38 with the jetting surface 22.
The double-pivot joint adaptor 32 and the biasing pressure of the coil spring 36 provide a floating or semi-floating blade member 38 for applying a uniform wiping force across the ink jetting surface 22 and for self-aligning to the ink Jetting surface 22. As a result of the floating or semi-floating blade member arrangement, the initial alignment between the blade member 38 and the ink jetting surface 22 is substantially automatically achieved upon allowing the force of the coil spring 36 to move the blade member 34 into contact with the surface 22.
In a non-cleaning mode of operation, the blade member 38 may be maintained in a position within the non-recording area 20, separated from the ink jetting surface 22, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The plunger 30 is latched at the retracted position during a non-cleaning mode when cleaning is not required.
In the cleaning mode of operation, the recording head 12 is moved into the non-recording area 20 and stopped. The latched solenoid 28 is then activated to release the plunger 30. The force of the spring 36 urges the plunger and, thus, the blade member housing 34 toward the recording head 12 to engage the blade member 38 with the ink jetting surface 22, as shown in FIG. 3. Preferably, several seconds later, for example, 5 seconds later, the recording head 12 is accelerated, in the direction of arrow 16, toward the recording area 18. As the recording head 12 passes the blade member 38, the blade member engages the ink jetting surface 22 and wipes ink and other debris off the ink jetting surface.
However, when the blade is in contact with an angled jetting surface 22 (angled with respect to the direction of motion of the recording head, as shown in FIG. 4), movement of the recording head imparts a force component on the blade directed transverse to the direction of motion of the recording head. With respect to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, this force component is directed vertically downward. This force component tends to urge the blade in a direction transverse to the direction of motion of the recording head (downward, in the FIG. 4 embodiment). As discussed below, a self-aligning system allows the blade to remain aligned with the jetting surface, even if the blade moves slightly in a direction transverse to the recording head motion direction. This self-alignment ability is best shown with reference to FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), wherein FIG. 5(b) shows the blade 38 as having been moved downward with respect to its position in FIG. 5(a), yet the distal edge 42 of the blade remains substantially parallel to the plane of the jetting surfaces 22.
It has been found that wiping at high speeds tends to remove air bubbles that may be present near the orifice openings and, thus, tends to increase the effective meniscus formations. In one embodiment, the recording head 12 is accelerated, in the cleaning mode, to a velocity of at approximately 18.7 inches per second, to optimize the wiping and meniscus formation efficiency. At much lower rates, e.g., below 10 inches per second, ink meniscus at the discharge ports may be destroyed and the ink jet apparatus tends to become deprimed.
In one embodiment, the cleaning operation is carried out after recording on a receding medium (A 4 size cut sheets) is completed and before recording on the following recording medium is started. In another embodiment, the cleaning operation may be carried out during the paper feeding operation. As a result, print throughput loss due to the wiping/cleaning operation is minimized.
In still another embodiment, the ink jet apparatus has a controller (not shown) which automatically activates the cleaning apparatus 26 in association with the movement of the recording head 12 and paper feeding operation. It is recognized that very frequent wiping/cleaning operation is not only unnecessary, but also results in a shorter blade life due to mechanical wear. However, too few wiping/cleaning operations would, on the other hand, result in frequent jet outages. Through extensive testing and analysis, it has been recognized that wiping the recording head to remove excess ink and/or debris and to reestablish ink meniscus was optimal when the wiping operation was performed once every X pages of printing, where X was at least 10 pages and at most 30 pages. An approximately 85% confidence level (no ink jet outages 85% of the time) was achieved when the wiping operation was performed once every approximately 30 pages. An approximately 95% confidence level (no ink jet outages 95% of the time) was achieved when the wiping operation was performed once every approximately 10 pages. An approximately 90% confidence level (no ink jet outages 90% of the time) was achieved when the wiping operation was performed once every approximately 25 pages. The latter figure (i.e., once every 25 pages) is preferred, because it provides a very low jet outage rate, with minimal solenoid actuation and wiper wear.
Thus, it has been recognized that the cleaning operation at a wiping frequency ranging between once every 10 pages and once every 30 pages would substantially prevent pooling of ink on the ink jetting surface 22. At this wiping/cleaning frequency range, very little residual ink accumulates on the blade member 38. Therefore, an ink waste collector is not required, and the blade member 38 itself may never require cleaning. In a more preferred embodiment, the cleaning operation is carried out once every 25 pages of A 4 cut sheets.
In tests conducted with the cleaning operation carried out once every 25 pages, printing performances with less than 1 jet outage per 1,000 pages printed were achieved. The test results also confirm that almost 100% of missing jets have been recovered. As a result, except for print initiation procedures, head tending operation (for example, by purging inks or head tending media) has been substantially eliminated.
Accordingly, in preferred embodiments, the controller (not shown) controls the actuation of the cleaning apparatus to effect a wiping operation once every X pages, wherein 10≦X≦30 and, wherein X is preferably 25. In further embodiments, the controller may be programmed through a suitable user interface (not shown), e.g., keypad or the like, provided on the printer, to effect a wiping operation at any desired time or page number interval. In addition, a user may operate the controller, through the user interface, to effect an immediate wiping operation.
Other embodiments are also possible, their specific designs depending upon the particular application. As such, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the particular embodiment herein described but should be defined only by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|13 Dec 1993
Owner name: DATAPRODUCTS CORPORATION, CALIFORNIA
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|Fee payment
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|24 Mar 2004
|Fee payment
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|31 Mar 2008
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|24 Sep 2008
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|11 Nov 2008
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
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