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2.3.2.5.2 Structure of Purge Unit
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iPF810 / iPF820
a) Caps
The caps cap the nozzle assembly in the left printhead during capping and cleaning. The part of the caps that comes into contact with the face plate of the nozzle
assembly is made of rubber. Two caps are in position to meet each of the printheads mounted on the carriage (six trains of nozzles).
The caps are activated to protect the nozzle assembly on capping. When the carriage moves to the home position , the caps are elevated by the cap can that is driven
by the capping motor, capping the nozzle assembly to protect it.
These caps cap the nozzle assembly to suck inks from the printhead by means of the suction pump.
b) HP maintenace jet tray
An HP maintenace jet tray is located at the home position of the platen, transporting idle discharges of the pigment and dye inks through their respective tubes to
the pump unit in the purge unit.
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c) Wipers
The wipers are driven by the purge motor to wipe the six trains of nozzles in the nozzle assembly in the printhead simultaneously.
A pair of wiper blades are in position to ensure wiping performance. The wiping operation operates on a slide wiping basis, sliding the wiper blades via wiper cams
through the normal rotation normal of the purge motor.
Wiping is executed by the wiper blades moving at a constant speed to the front of the printer after the end of a print or suction operation.
A wiper blade set perpendicularly to the head wipes the entire face of the printhead, followed by a narrower blade wiping the nozzle assembly.
The wiper blades are cleaned before they are replaced at the wiping position after wiping to preserve wiping performance.
Wiper blade cleaning is carried out by scraping off the inks that have been wiped off from the head with an ink scraper linked to the maintenance cartridge, then
wiping the blades with a blade cleaner.
Wet wiping is carried out for added wiping removal performance, whereby the wiper blades are moistened with glycerin as they are pressed against an absorber
impregnated with glycerin. The quantity of glycerin used is managed by counting the number of times the wiper blades have been pressed against the absorber.
When this count falls to equal any of the following values, either a replacement warning (continued print available) or replacement required indication (service call
error) is issued.
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Display
Times
Replacement warning indication
71,250 times
Service calls
75,000 times
Wiper unit
Carriage lock pin
Purge motor
HP maintenance jet pump motor
HP maintenance jet
pump encoder sensor
HP maintenance jet tray
Glycerin tank
Pump encoder sensor
Pump cam sensor
Cap
Ink scraper
Glycerin
absorber
Printhead
Wiper blades
Blade holder
Glycerin tank
Wiper cam
Summary of Contents for iPF800 Series
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