Title:
Image forming device
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5929199
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes recording heads, a maintenance device, a carriage, cap members, cams, a cam shaft, a feeler member, a home position detection device, and a cap position determination device. The feeler member has a first portion to detect a home position of the cam shaft with the home position detection device and a second portion to determine with the cap position determination device whether the cap members are at a raised position or a lowered position. When the cap position determination device determines that a suction cap is at the raised position, the suction cap is lowered to the lowered position before the carriage mounting the recording heads moves for scanning in a first direction. When the cap position determination device determines that the suction cap is at the lowered position, the carriage is permitted to move to a print start position.
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Inventors:
Kazuki Suzuki
Application Number:
JP2012000373A
Publication Date:
June 01, 2016
Filing Date:
January 05, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
株式会社リコー
International Classes:
B41J2/01; B41J2/165
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5301348A | ||||
| JP2007223227A | ||||
| JP2002036578A | ||||
| JP9248916A | ||||
| JP9187954A | ||||
| JP2011194609A | ||||
| JP2005212319A |
Foreign References:
| US20020060711 | ||||
| US6123407 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shogo Honda
Toru Kabayama
Shuichi Kudo
Toru Kabayama
Shuichi Kudo