Title:
MAINTENANCE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/162109
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a maintenance device (5) for performing maintenance with respect to a recording head (1) comprising a nozzle surface (10) provided with a plurality of nozzles to discharge ink from the nozzles, wherein the maintenance device is provided with a liquid flowing pump (50) for discharging air bubbles retained inside of the recording head (1) with the ink from the nozzles, an ink scraping member (52) which scrapes and removes the ink attached to the nozzle surface (10) by allowing the ink to move along the nozzle surface (10) under the conditions that the ink scraping member is not in contact with the nozzle surface (10), and an ink absorber (53) which abuts the nozzle surface (10) to absorb the ink attached to the nozzle surface (10).
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Inventors:
OBATA, Mitsuru (INC. 1, Sakura-machi, Hino-sh, Tokyo 11, 〒1918511, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/063230
Publication Date:
December 29, 2011
Filing Date:
June 09, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. (6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 05, 〒1000005, JP)
コニカミノルタホールディングス株式会社 (〒05 東京都千代田区丸の内一丁目６番１号 Tokyo, 〒1000005, JP)
コニカミノルタホールディングス株式会社 (〒05 東京都千代田区丸の内一丁目６番１号 Tokyo, 〒1000005, JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/165; B05C5/00; B41J2/175; B41J2/18; B41J2/185
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOYO INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (Nikko Kagurazaka Bldg, 18 Iwatocho, Shinjuku-k, Tokyo 32, 〒1620832, JP)
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