Inkjet recording apparatus
US7354134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/1742
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a recovery unit, a reception member, and an arrangement mechanism. The recording head ejects ink therefrom to perform recording on a recording medium. The recovery unit causes the recording head to perform a purge process. The reception member receives the ink ejected in the purge process and has flexibility. The arrangement mechanism stores the reception member, which is in a wound state, outside a recoding area where the recording head performs the recording on the recording medium. The arrangement mechanism pulls out the reception member when the recovery unit causes the recording head to perform the purge process.
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