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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakai, Sagamihara, JP;
Noriko Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Kiuchi, Fuchu, JP;
Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Amauchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a liquid ejection apparatus and a maintenance apparatus capable of suppressing unintended movement of a wiping unit. The maintenance apparatus includes: a wiping unit configured to wipe the ejection opening surface of a liquid ejection head in which ejection openings over a length corresponding to the width of a print medium are formed; and a lock member configured to restrict movement of the wiping unit from a position to which the wiping unit is evacuated from the ejection opening surface.