Front Cover Interior/Print Head Area
No. | Name | Function overview |
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Print-head carriage | The print heads are inside here. | |
Sub carriage | Moves independently of the print-head carriage, for example when setting the base point. | |
Separating knife (for the media) |
This separates the media. | |
Wiper | Cleans the print heads. Removes dirt and excess ink that have adhered to these heads. | |
Wiper cleaner | Removes ink and dirt that have adhered to the wiper. | |
Flushing cover |
Open this cover when cleaning around the print heads and when replacing the flushing sponge. Leave this cover closed when not cleaning around the print heads or replacing the flushing sponge. |
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Flushing sponges |
Absorb ink flushed from the print heads. (Flushing refers to the act of discharging a small amount of ink from the print heads to prevent ink discharge issues caused by ink clogging. The sponges used to receive the ink discharged during flushing are called the flushing sponges.) In the figure, the right side is for the CMYK ink print heads, and the left side is for the structural ink print heads. |
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Print head caps |
Prevent the print heads from drying out. Seals to the print heads to protect the ink emission surface when the print heads are at the right side of the machine, such as when waiting for printing. In the figure, the right side is for the CMYK ink print heads, and the left side is for the structural ink print heads. |
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Media clamp |
This clamps the left and right edges of the media. Each clamp holds down the left or right edge of the media, keeping the media from coming loose and preventing fuzz on the cut edge of the media from touching the print heads. |
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Grit roller | Transports the media. | |
Pinch roller |
Each pinch roller is lowered/raised according to the operation of the loading levers. Lowering a loading lever lowers the pinch rollers, clamping the media. |
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Platen | This is the path over which the media passes. A suction fan that keeps the media from coming loose and a print heater that helps fix the ink are built in. |