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Fluid ejecting apparatus and wiping method

US8465121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2011
Grant dateJun 18, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/16535
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid ejecting apparatus includes: a fluid ejecting head in which nozzles that eject fluid are provided; a wiper that wipes a nozzle formation face, in which nozzle orifices of the nozzles are formed, in the fluid ejecting head; and a pressurization mechanism which changes the curvature of a concave liquid surface formed in the nozzle, in the nozzle by performing pressurization on the fluid in the fluid ejecting head at the time of the wiping.

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