Ink-jet recording apparatus having a cleaning fluid absorber and a scraper
US7516837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B14/20
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-jet recording apparatus has rollers, a conveyor belt, a conveyor belt driving mechanism, an ink-jet head, an absorber, a scraper, a supplier, and a supply controller. The conveyor belt spans the rollers. The driving mechanism rotates the rollers to move a record medium disposed on one surface of the conveyor belt in a predetermined conveyance direction. The absorber absorbs cleaning fluid and contacts and applies the cleaning fluid to the one surface of the conveyor belt. The scraper comes into contact with the one surface of the conveyor belt and scrapes the cleaning fluid attached to the one surface. The supplier supplies cleaning fluid to the absorber. The supply controller controls a supply of cleaning fluid from the supplier to the absorber, so that the supply controller makes the supplier supply cleaning fluid to the absorber in response to a print command, for a first period of time before the driving mechanism rotates the rollers to make the conveyor belt start traveling.
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