Cleaning head as well as device and method for cleaning printing heads
First Claim
1. An apparatus for cleaning an inkjet print head, said apparatus comprising a cleaning head, said cleaning head comprising an end face, a supply channel, a supply opening, a discharge opening, and a discharge channel, wherein said supply channel carries, to said supply opening, cleaning fluid to be used for cleaning said inkjet print head, wherein said discharge opening receives cleaning fluid that is to be conveyed away after having been emitted through said supply opening, wherein said supply opening and said discharge opening are arranged to be spaced apart on said end face, wherein said end face faces said print head during cleaning thereof, wherein said cleaning head emits a cleaning fluid jet through said supply opening with said cleaning fluid jet being emitted in a direction having a component that is directed towards said discharge opening so that said cleaning fluid can be conveyed away by suction through said discharge opening.
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A cleaning head includes an end face that faces an inkjet print head to be cleaned. A supply opening and a discharge opening are spaced apart on the end face. A supply channel carries cleaning fluid to the supply opening. The discharge opening receives cleaning fluid that is to be conveyed away after having been emitted through the supply opening. The cleaning head emits a cleaning fluid jet through the supply opening with the cleaning fluid jet being emitted in a direction having a component that is directed towards the discharge opening so that the cleaning fluid can be conveyed away by suction through the discharge opening.
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- 1. An apparatus for cleaning an inkjet print head, said apparatus comprising a cleaning head, said cleaning head comprising an end face, a supply channel, a supply opening, a discharge opening, and a discharge channel, wherein said supply channel carries, to said supply opening, cleaning fluid to be used for cleaning said inkjet print head, wherein said discharge opening receives cleaning fluid that is to be conveyed away after having been emitted through said supply opening, wherein said supply opening and said discharge opening are arranged to be spaced apart on said end face, wherein said end face faces said print head during cleaning thereof, wherein said cleaning head emits a cleaning fluid jet through said supply opening with said cleaning fluid jet being emitted in a direction having a component that is directed towards said discharge opening so that said cleaning fluid can be conveyed away by suction through said discharge opening.
- 18. A method comprising using a cleaning head to clean an inkjet print head, wherein using said cleaning head comprises, from a supply opening of said cleaning head, emitting cleaning fluid in a direction having a component leading toward a discharge opening of said cleaning head, sucking said cleaning fluid through a said discharge opening thereby forming a cleaning fluid stream that extends from said supply opening to said discharge opening, and introducing said nozzles to be cleaned into said cleaning fluid stream.
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