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Title:
METHOD FOR CLEANING LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD, WIPER/LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH WIPER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005111808
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for cleaning the liquid droplet discharging head which can efficiently wipe the nozzle surface of the liquid droplet head by applying an appropriate amount of a cleaning liquid to a wiping sheet, the wiping device and the liquid droplet discharging device equipped with the wiping device and so forth.

The method for cleaning the liquid droplet discharging head 41 wipes a functional fluid sticking to the nozzle surface 48 by feeding the wiping sheet 112 uniformly impregnated with the cleaning liquid in a specified direction in such a manner that the sheet 112 is pressed to the nozzle 48 of the liquid droplet discharging head 41. The wiping sheet 112 is impregnated with the cleaning liquid to such an extent that the impregnation state is beyond a surface wet level and below a saturated impregnation level.


Inventors:
TAKANO YUTAKA
Application Number:
JP2003348699A
Publication Date:
April 28, 2005
Filing Date:
October 07, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J2/165; B05C5/00; B05C11/10; B05D3/10; G02B5/20; (IPC1-7): B41J2/165; B05C5/00; B05C11/10; B05D3/10; G02B5/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Ochiai