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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kakeru Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a first cap closely adhering to a first nozzle surface, a second cap closely adhering to a second nozzle surface, a first pump provided in a first flow path connected to the first cap, a second pump provided in a second flow path connected to the second cap, and a processor. The processor performs supplying a cleaning liquid from a tank to the first cap, by driving the first pump during a first supply period in a state of the first cap being closely adhered to the first nozzle surface, and supplying the cleaning liquid from the tank to the second cap, by driving the second pump during a second supply period in a state of the second cap being closely adhered to the second nozzle surface. The first supply period includes a first specific supply period that does not overlap with the second supply period.
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