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Inkjet recording apparatus

US8109600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 2008
Grant dateFeb 7, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/226
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The inkjet recording apparatus includes: a drum which conveys a recording medium, an inkjet head having an ejection surface which faces the outer circumferential surface of the drum, and a cap facing the outer circumferential surface. The inkjet heads are moved by a head-moving mechanism to be in a recording position, wiping position, or a capping position. The cap-moving mechanism moves the cap, in the circumferential direction of the drum along the outer circumferential surface, to: an open position where the cap does not face the ejection surface, or an opposing position in which the cap faces the ejection surface and covers the inkjet head in the capping position.

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