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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yiquan Nie, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Somete, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01); B41J 2/165 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16555 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16558 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16594 (2013.01);
Abstract
A maintenance device includes: a cap to be attached to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head; an air supply opening and an exhaust opening provided in the cap; and a suppression member which is provided at least between the air supply opening and the nozzle surface and has a first gap with respect to the air supply opening and a second gap with respect to the nozzle surface, and an end portion of the suppression member on a side of the exhaust opening opposes the exhaust opening.