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Title:
LIQUID CLEANING FILLING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LIQUID CLEANING FILLING METHOD IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID CLEANING FILLING KIT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013166344
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To solve such a problem that a large amount of liquid is required for cleaning, it takes much time to replace the liquid, and the non-discharge occurs due to bubble mixture into a nozzle.

An ink cleaning filling unit 61 includes: an ink bottle 63 where ink is enclosed and sealed from which a dissolved gas is removed in the ink to be filled; and a pressurizing gas cylinder 62 where gases are stopped up, such as air and nitrogen for feeding the ink by pressure (pressurized solution sending) to a head unit 1. When liquid in the head 1 and a tank 4 is replaced, the insides of the head 1 and the tank 4 are cleaned and the liquid is replaced and filled while the following are repeated: a compressed gas is supplied into the tank 4 to drain the liquid in the tank 4 out; the liquid in the ink bottle 63 is supplied to the tank in the state where the liquid in the tank 4 is not fully drained out; and the tank 4 is filled with the supplied liquid.


Inventors:
AKIYAMA YOSHITAKA
MORIYA SHINTA
Application Number:
JP2012032019A
Publication Date:
August 29, 2013
Filing Date:
February 16, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
B41J2/18; B41J2/175; B41J2/185
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012006374A2012-01-12
JP2001058416A2001-03-06
JP2001219579A2001-08-14
JP2011235470A2011-11-24
JP2004090432A2004-03-25
JPH0781208A1995-03-28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tomiho Inamoto