Suction recovery device and ink jet recording apparatus using the device
US5717444A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16508
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suction recovery device of ink jet recording apparatus comprises a cap which can contact with or separate from a face formed with discharge ports for recording by discharging the ink, the cap communicating to a suction system for performing the suction recovery through the discharge ports via the cap, said cap having a groove portion for guiding ink, and formed of an elastic material integrally with an ink communication member for communicating to the suction system via a suction port provided on an inner wall of the cap, and said suction system having a cylinder and a piston reciprocating within the cylinder, and having disposed ink absorbing member in an ink exhaust portion within the cylinder.
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