Title:
FLUID JETTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010115872
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a fluid jetting device capable of reducing a waste ink amount during maintenance.
The inkjet printer 1 includes: a plurality of ink cartridges 6 storing mutually different kinds of ink respectively; a recording head 3 having nozzle arrays each connected to each of the plurality of ink cartridges 6 via a sub tank 2; a maintenance mechanism 14 for sucking the ink from the plurality of nozzle arrays; and a pressure adjusting unit 33 that adjusts the pressurized state of the plurality of ink cartridges 6 so as to select the nozzle array to discharge the ink when sucking.
Inventors:
SATO KIYONARI
Application Number:
JP2008291057A
Publication Date:
May 27, 2010
Filing Date:
November 13, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuya Nishi
Masatake Shiga
Kazunori Onami
Masatake Shiga
Kazunori Onami