Ink jet recording apparatus
US6286931A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16523
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus having a sheet forward roller 8 and a pump unit 11 connected to a single drive motor 7, and a drive force is transmitted to the pump unit 11 through time lag mechanisms 33-34 that cause a time lag at the time of switching rotational directions. Sheet feeding/discharging operation and ink sucking operation are performed with the single drive motor by taking advantage of a timing at which there are no load fluctuations accompanied by the switching operation, without requiring any switching mechanism.
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