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 (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/063230
Publication Date:
December 29, 2011
Filing Date:
June 09, 2011
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Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC (JP)
OBATA MITSURU (JP)
OBATA MITSURU (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/165; B05C5/00; B41J2/175; B41J2/18; B41J2/185
Foreign References:
| JP2006212870A | 2006-08-17 | |||
| JPH0725034A | 1995-01-27 | |||
| JPH07323554A | 1995-12-12 | |||
| JPS60180847A | 1985-09-14 | |||
| JP2006088617A | 2006-04-06 | |||
| JP2009190317A | 2009-08-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOYO INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (JP)
Patent business corporation Mitsuaki international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Mitsuaki international patent firm (JP)
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