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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2022
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Ito, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A head cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning unit that includes a cleaning member and a hardware processor. The head cleaning apparatus is configured to perform a cleaning operation of cleaning a nozzle surface of an inkjet head with the cleaning member, the nozzle surface having a water-repellent film. The cleaning operation is performed either in a rub mode or a stamp mode. In the rub mode, the cleaning member and the nozzle surface are brought into contact and relatively slid on each other. In the stamp mode, the cleaning member and the nozzle surface are brought into contact and kept still. The hardware processor determines which mode is performed, the rub mode or the stamp mode, in the cleaning operation based on a predetermined condition.