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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Takehiro Masuda, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16517 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a maintenance apparatus for an image recording apparatus provided with a head having a nozzle configured to discharge a liquid. The maintenance apparatus includes: a foam configured to absorb the liquid discharged from the nozzle; an accommodating box which is opened upwardly and which accommodates the foam; and a plate configured to cover an upper part of the accommodating box. The plate has an opening configured to expose a part of an upper surface of the foam in a state that the plate is locked to the accommodating box.