Head recovery device, head recovery method and ink jet recording apparatus
US6913339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16508
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head recovery device for an ink jet recording apparatus is provided with a pigment ink discharge port for discharging pigment ink and a dye ink discharge port for discharging dye ink. The device comprises a pigment ink cap for capping the pigment ink discharging port and a dye ink cap for capping the dye ink discharge port, and, in a predetermined recovery operation, a preliminary discharge is executed from the dye ink discharge port to the pigment ink cap.
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