Inkjet recording apparatus
US11161345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/16591
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a wiper member, a cleaning liquid supply device, a cleaning liquid flow path, and a controller. The cleaning liquid flow path includes a vertical tubular member connected to the cleaning liquid supply device and extending upward, and a horizontal tubular member connected to an upper end of the vertical tubular member and extending in a horizontal direction. The controller extrudes a cleaning liquid in at least a part of the cleaning liquid flow path from a cleaning liquid supply port before control of a cleaning operation for wiping an ink ejection surface of the recording head, thereby performing control of an air bubble release operation of the cleaning liquid flow path.
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