Head maintenance device and inkjet recorder
US8820890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16535
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head maintenance device includes a wiping section which wipes a nozzle plane, on which a plurality of nozzles to eject ink are provided, of an inkjet head. The wiping section includes a wiping member including a cloth, an elastic body and a support, in the order named from a side where the wiping section comes into contact with the inkjet head. The cloth is moved parallel to the nozzle plane at a relative moving velocity of not less than RMV×0.2 and not more than RMV×0.9 with respect to the nozzle plane so as to wipe the nozzle plane.
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