Inkjet recording apparatus
US7648224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17509
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus that records an image on a recording medium including: at least one recording head for unused-ink having a nozzle array made of a plurality of nozzles that selectively ejects unused-ink; at least one recording head for recycled-ink having a nozzle array made of a plurality of nozzles that selectively ejects recycled-ink of an equivalent color to the unused-ink ejected from the recording head for unused-ink; a collector that collects ink discharged from the recording head for unused-ink and the recording head for recycled-ink so as to restore an ejectable state of the recording heads; and a recycled-ink supplier that supplies ink, collected by the collector, to the recording head for recycled-ink as recycled-ink.
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