Title:
ヘッドメンテナンス装置及びインクジェット記録装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5857969
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Provided is a head maintenance device that can wipe out uncured ink and semi-cured ink adhered onto a nozzle face without leaving the ink on the nozzle face and does not damage a water repellent layer on the nozzle face. The head maintenance device has a wiping means for wiping the nozzle face provided with a plurality of nozzles that discharge ink of an inkjet head. The wiping means includes a wiping member made of a cloth, an elastic body, and a support in this order from the side in contact with the inkjet head. The cloth is moved in parallel to the nozzle face with the relative moving speed between RMV × 0.2 and RMV × 0.9 with respect to the nozzle face to wipe the nozzle face.
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Inventors:
Daisuke Ishibashi
Kazuo Asano
Kazuo Asano
Application Number:
JP2012541840A
Publication Date:
February 10, 2016
Filing Date:
October 31, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B41J2/165; B41J2/01
Domestic Patent References:
JPH11129503A | 1999-05-18 | |||
JP2003205621A | 2003-07-22 | |||
JP2007090689A | 2007-04-12 | |||
JP2007169556A | 2007-07-05 | |||
JP2005021809A | 2005-01-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Gwangyang International Patent Office