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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Takahito Makinouchi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuki Ohara, Nagano, JP;
MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a maintenance liquid and a maintenance method that can solve an ejection problem of a UV curable inkjet printer. The maintenance liquid includes: a first ingredient in which a water-soluble compound is soluble and a cured matter of a UV curable ink is insoluble. The maintenance method includes: a first cleaning process at which a water-soluble compound that adheres to an inkjet head included in the UV curable inkjet printer is dissolved by a first maintenance liquid including the first ingredient in which the water-soluble compound is soluble and a cured matter of a UV curable ink is insoluble, and a second cleaning process at which the inkjet head is cleaned by a second maintenance liquid including a second ingredient in which the water-soluble compound is insoluble and the cured matter of the UV curable ink is soluble.