Title:
INKJET RECORDING DEVICE AND NOZZLE SURFACE WIPING METHOD FOR AN INKJET RECORDING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/070455
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An inkjet printer 1 has a cap 31 that covers the ink nozzle surface 18 in which ink nozzles 17 are formed when the inkjet head 6 is at a inkjet head standby position 6B; an ink absorber 37 that is held inside the cap 31 and absorbs ink ejected from the ink nozzles 17 into the cap 31; a water discharge head 12 that seals the cap 31 with a water nozzle surface 22 in which water nozzles 20 are formed when the inkjet head 6 is at the printing position 6A; and a suction pump 38 for discharging water from the water discharge head 12 when the water discharge head 12 seals the cap 31.
Inventors:
SUZUKI TOMOJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/076469
Publication Date:
August 16, 2012
Filing Date:
November 10, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
SUZUKI TOMOJI (JP)
SUZUKI TOMOJI (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/165
Foreign References:
| JP2008183856A | 2008-08-14 | |||
| JP2004034666A | 2004-02-05 | |||
| JP2009226719A | 2009-10-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMIYANAGI, Masataka et al. (80 Harashinden Hirooka, Shiojiri-sh, Nagano 85, JP)
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