Color ink jet printing apparatus having retractable printheads to prevent nozzle contamination
US5363132A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/316
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet apparatus for discharging a plurality of kinds of ink to a recording medium to thereby effect color recording has a plurality of recording head for discharging the inks to thereby effect recording, a carriage carrying the plurality of recording head thereon to be scanned along the recording medium, and forwardly and backwardly moving members for moving the plurality of recording heads carried on the carriage forwardly and backwardly independently of one another.
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