Servicing cassettes for handheld fluid jet apparatuses for use in modifying surfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9616668-B1
Application number	US-201514960976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 7, 2015
Priority date	Dec 7, 2015
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

An interchangeable servicing cassette is sized to be removably received by a servicing portion of a service station for servicing a handheld jet dispensing apparatus comprising a fluid jet cartridge carrying a composition and a camera for capturing an image of a surface. The servicing cassette includes a moveable actuation member configured to be moved by an actuator of the docking station relative to the fluid jet cartridge of the jet dispensing apparatus. At least one of a wiping element, a calibration element and a composition receiving element is carried by the moveable actuation member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interchangeable servicing cassette sized to be removably received by a servicing portion of a docking station for servicing a handheld jet dispensing apparatus comprising a fluid jet cartridge carrying a composition and a camera for capturing an image of a surface, the servicing cassette comprising:
a moveable actuation member configured to be moved by an actuator of the docking station relative to the fluid jet cartridge of the jet dispensing apparatus; and
at least one of a wiping element, a calibration element and a composition receiving element carried by the moveable actuation member.

2. The servicing cassette of claim 1 , wherein the moveable actuation member is rotatable, the rotatable actuation member being rotated by the actuator relative to the jet dispensing apparatus.

3. The servicing cassette of claim 2 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises each of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element.

4. The servicing cassette of claim 2 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the wiping element, the wiping element including a camera lens wiping member and a cassette nozzle wiping member.

5. The servicing cassette of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the camera lens wiping member and the cassette nozzle wiping member is formed of a material that is moistened.

6. The servicing cassette of claim 2 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the calibration element having a calibration target for use by the camera of the handheld skin treatment apparatus.

7. The servicing cassette of claim 2 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the composition receiving element comprising a container for containing a composition.

8. The servicing cassette of claim 2 further comprising an outer housing that houses the rotatable actuation member therein, the outer housing having an opening that exposes the at least one of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element for interaction with the jet dispensing apparatus as the rotatable actuation member rotates in the outer housing.

9. The servicing cassette of claim 8 comprising a hub about which the rotatable actuation member rotates.

10. An interchangeable servicing cassette sized to be removably received by a servicing portion of a docking station for servicing a handheld jet dispensing apparatus comprising a fluid jet cartridge carrying a composition and a camera for capturing an image of a surface, the servicing cassette comprising:
an outer housing sized to be received by the service station of the docking station;
a rotatable actuation member located within the outer housing and configured to be rotated by an actuator of the docking station within the outer housing relative to the fluid jet cartridge of the jet dispensing apparatus; and
a wiping element carried by the rotatable actuation member to wipe at least one of the cartridge and camera of the jet dispensing apparatus as the rotatable actuation member rotates.

11. The servicing cassette of claim 10 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the wiping element, the wiping element including a camera lens wiping member and a cassette nozzle wiping member.

12. The servicing cassette of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the camera lens wiping member and the cassette nozzle wiping member is formed of a material that is moistened.

13. The servicing cassette of claim 10 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises each of the wiping element, a calibration element and a composition receiving element.

14. The servicing cassette of claim 13 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the calibration element having a calibration target for use by the camera of the jet dispensing apparatus.

15. The servicing cassette of claim 13 , wherein the rotatable actuation member comprises the composition receiving element comprising a container for containing a composition.

16. The servicing cassette of claim 10 , wherein the outer housing has an opening that exposes the wiping element to wipe the at least one of the cartridge and camera of the jet dispensing apparatus as the rotatable actuation member rotates.

17. The servicing cassette of claim 10 comprising a hub about which the actuation member rotates.

18. An interchangeable servicing cassette sized to be removably received by a servicing portion of a service station for servicing a handheld jet dispensing apparatus comprising a fluid jet cartridge carrying a composition and a camera for capturing an image of a surface, the servicing cassette comprising:
an outer housing sized to be received by the servicing portion of the service station, the outer housing including a perimeter wall with an opening extending therethrough;
a moveable actuation member located within the outer housing and configured to be moved by an actuator of the service station within the outer housing; and
at least one of a wiping element, a calibration element and a composition receiving element carried by the moveable actuation member, the moveable actuation member having a housed configuration where the at least one of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element is removed from the opening in the outer housing and an exposed configuration where the at least one of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element is exposed through the opening in the outer housing for a servicing operation.

19. The servicing cassette of claim 18 comprising each of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element, wherein, in the housed configuration, each of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element are removed from the opening and, in the exposed configuration, at least one of the wiping element, calibration element and composition receiving element is exposed through the opening in the outer housing.

20. The servicing cassette of claim 18 , wherein the moveable actuation member is rotatable, the rotatable actuation member being rotated by the actuator relative to the opening.

21. The servicing cassette of claim 18 , wherein the moveable actuation member comprises the wiping element, the wiping element including a camera lens wiping member and a cassette nozzle wiping member.

22. The servicing cassette of claim 21 , wherein at least one of the camera lens wiping member and the cassette nozzle wiping member is formed of a material that is moistened.

23. The servicing cassette of claim 18 , wherein the moveable actuation member comprises the calibration element having a calibration target for use by the camera of the jet dispensing apparatus.

24. The servicing cassette of claim 18 , wherein the moveable actuation member comprises the composition receiving element comprising a container for containing a composition.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Rabe Thomas Elliot
• Vernon Paul John Edward
• Striemer Grant Edward Anders
• Lingoes Janette Villalobos
• Kolakoski Rebecca Ashley
• Floyd Brian Lee

Classifications

• B41J2/16544

  Constructions for the positioning of wipers · CPC title

• B41J2/17533

  Storage or packaging of ink cartridges · CPC title

• B41J2/16579

  Detection means therefor, e.g. for nozzle clogging · CPC title

• B41J2/165

  Prevention {or detection} of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles · CPC title

• B41J3/36 Primary

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title