Recording means for enhancing removal of ink deposited on an ejection side surface thereof, ink jet recording apparatus having said recording means, and recovery method
US5670997A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16508
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a carriage for carrying a recording head for effecting recording by ejection of ink on a recording material; a cap for capping an ejection outlet of the recording head formed in an ejection side surface; sucking pump for sucking the ink out through the ejection outlet while the cap is closely contacted to the ejection side surface; a clearance forming mechanism for forming a clearance at a part of close-contact portion between the ejection side surface and the cap by relative motion between the cap and the carriage.
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