Ink Jet recording apparatus having maintenance means for cleaning an ink jet recording head
US6866362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16544
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for allowing a wipe member formed of an elastic material to abut against a nozzle plate in which a plurality nozzles communicating with a pressure chamber for holding ink therein are arranged, moving the wipe member along the nozzle plate to remove ink and foreign particles remaining in the nozzle plate, and switching the position of abutment of the wipe member against the nozzle plate, whereby satisfactory sweeping capability of the wipe member can be maintained without providing a wipe member cleaning mechanism and performing the work of replacing of the wipe member with another.
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