PRINTER AND ADAPTIVE PRINT HEAD MAINTENANCE

A method of operating an inkjet printer with an included printer controller, where the inkjet printer prints using a replaceable print head that includes a nozzle plate and an ink reservoir. The printer controller tracks a usage of ink from the ink reservoir and a number of completed nozzle plate wi...

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Hauptverfasser:	OLSON, Stephen T, DEBOARD, Bruce A, SETONO, Shingo, BARKLEY, Lucas D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME LINING MACHINES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRINTING SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS STAMPS TRANSPORTING TYPEWRITERS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of operating an inkjet printer with an included printer controller, where the inkjet printer prints using a replaceable print head that includes a nozzle plate and an ink reservoir. The printer controller tracks a usage of ink from the ink reservoir and a number of completed nozzle plate wiping operations. The printer controller determines, prior to initiating each nozzle plate wiping operation, whether to initiate an inter-layer spitting operation instead of the nozzle plate wiping operation. The printer controller initiates the determined one of the wiping operation and the spitting operation.