NOZZLE CLEANER OF INK CARTRIDGE

• Main Author: BAE, YUN SIK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 24.01.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

PURPOSE: An ink cartridge nozzle cleaner is provided to remove foreign material and ink sludge at a nozzle of an ink cartridge easily, and to clean plural ink cartridge nozzles at the same time. CONSTITUTION: An ink cartridge nozzle cleaner consists of an outside unit(100), a steam tank unit, a water feeder(300), a cartridge mounting unit(400), a steam pipe(500) and an operator(600). The outside unit protects the embedded steam tank unit. The outside unit includes a cabinet(110) made by plural plates, and plural wheels(120) installed under the cabinet. At least three and more wheels are mounted under cabinet to move an ink cartridge nozzle cleaner to a desired position. The steam tank unit includes a steam tank(210) having a heater, and a water level indicator(220) for indicating the amount of water remaining in the steam tank. The steam tank generates and discharges steam used for cleaning nozzles of an ink cartridge. The water level indicator is used with a transparent pipe of connecting the upper part with the lower part of the steam tank. A user decides additional feeding of water by checking the remaining amount of water in the steam tank from the height of water shown on the water level indicator. The water feeder has a connecting hose(310) and a shutoff valve(320). The connecting hose is used as a flow path of water from the steam tank unit while the shutoff valve permits or stops water flow through the connecting hose. The cartridge mounting unit has plural steam discharge holes(440). The steam pipe connects the steam tank unit with the steam discharge holes of the cartridge mounting unit. The operator controls the discharge amount of steam as well as generation/discharge of steam from the steam tank unit according to operation of a user. The ink cartridge nozzle cleaner removes ink sludge remaining on the ink cartridge nozzles by blowing hot steam to the nozzles. Thereby, the quality of ink cartridge is enhanced. 본 발명은 잉크 카트리지 노즐 클리너에 있어서, 외장부와; 상기 외장부에 내장되며, 저장된 물을 가열하는 열원을 구비하고, 상기 물로부터 증기를 생성하여 배출하는 증기 탱크부와; 상기 증기 탱크부로 물을 공급하는 물 공급부와; 다수개의 잉크 카트리지가 장착되는 고정 수단을 구비하고, 상기 고정 수단의 하단면에 형성한 다수개의 증기 배출홀을 구비한 카트리지 장착부와; 상기 증기 탱크부와 카트리지 장착부의 증기 배출홀 사이를 각각 연결하는 증기 파이프부와; 사용자의 조작에 따라 상기 증기 탱크부의 증기 생성/배출 여부 및 증기 배출량을 조절하는 조작부를 포함함을 특징으로 하는 잉크 카트리지 노즐 클리너를 제공한다.