INKJET ULTRASONIC CLEANING STATION

A microdeposition system includes a printhead carriage that includes N rows of nozzles and that moves along a first axis; a stage that holds a substrate; and a maintenance station located at a position along the first axis that is past an edge of the substrate. The N rows of nozzles selectively depo...

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Main Authors ALBERTALLI DAVID, GRATCHEV OLEG N, TAFF ROBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.06.2011
Subjects
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL
APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
ATOMISING APPARATUS
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
NOZZLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
SPRAYING APPARATUS
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:A microdeposition system includes a printhead carriage that includes N rows of nozzles and that moves along a first axis; a stage that holds a substrate; and a maintenance station located at a position along the first axis that is past an edge of the substrate. The N rows of nozzles selectively deposit droplets of fluid manufacturing material onto the substrate. The maintenance station includes a capping station and an ultrasonic cleaning station located in a middle of the capping station. N is an integer greater than one.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100975899