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3.2.2.3 Head maintenance mechanism
[ 1 ] Maintenance mechanism components
The head maintenance mechanism consists of the maintenance unit and the ink absorber box. (See
the illustration below.)
The maintenance unit has the following functions.
- Locking the head/carriage unit
- Capping the head nozzles to prevent them from drying up (See
- Purging for restoring optimum head performance by removing old ink from the head nozzles (See
- Removing air bubbles from the print head (See
- Cleaning with the wiper (See
The ink absorber box absorbs the ink sucked out by purge operations.
Ink absorber box
(Head/carriage unit)
(Ink supply tubes)
(Ink refill ASSY)
(Ink cartridges)
Maintenance unit
[ 2 ] Maintenance unit components
- Pump switching unit
This switches the negative pressure from the tube pump and the atmosphere to the black and
color head caps, the air vent unit, etc.
- Purge cam
This rotating cam drives the carriage lock, the switching unit, the air vent rods, the head wiper,
etc.
- Head/carriage lock
This locks the head/carriage unit in its home position.
Summary of Contents for DCP-340CW
Page 1: ...Confidential FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT SERVICE MANUAL MODELS MFC820CW MFC640CW DCP340CW ...
Page 9: ...Confidential CHAPTER 1 PARTS NAMES FUNCTIONS ...
Page 20: ...Confidential CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS ...
Page 37: ...Confidential CHAPTER 3 THEORY OF OPERATION ...
Page 80: ...Confidential CHAPTER 4 TRANSFER OF DATA LEFT IN THE MACHINE TO BE SENT FOR REPAIR ...
Page 85: ...Confidential CHAPTER 5 DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY AND LUBRICATION ...
Page 163: ...Confidential CHAPTER 6 ADJUSTMENTS AND UPDATING OF SETTINGS REQUIRED AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT ...
Page 181: ...6 16 Confidential Vertical Alignment Check Patterns ...
Page 184: ...6 19 Confidential Margin Check Pattern ...
Page 193: ...Confidential CHAPTER 7 CLEANING ...
Page 196: ...Confidential CHAPTER 8 MAINTENANCE MODE ...
Page 205: ...8 7 Confidential Scanning Compensation Data List a b c d e f i ...
Page 207: ...8 9 Confidential Test Pattern ...
Page 212: ...8 14 Confidential Configuration List ...
Page 216: ...8 18 Confidential DCP340CW 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 11 12 13 8 14 15 9 10 Key Entry Order 2 ...
Page 232: ...8 34 Confidential 1st sheet 2nd sheet Vertical Alignment Check Patterns ...
Page 235: ...8 37 Confidential Margin Check Pattern ...
Page 249: ...Confidential CHAPTER 9 ERROR INDICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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