Ink-jet printer having variable maintenance algorithm

• Main Author: IGVAL; YAKUP J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.04.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; CHECKING-DEVICES; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRINTING; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

An ink jet printer and a method of operating and ink jet printer are disclosed. The method includes using a maintenance algorithm to control timing of a maintenance action, keeping a historical log of an operating characteristic of the ink jet printer over a period of time, and changing the maintena...