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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 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); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/165 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16582 (2013.01);
Abstract
The maintenance device includes a cap and a suppression member. The cap, including an air supply port and an air discharge port, is to be fitted to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head. The suppression member is opposed to the air supply port, provided between the air supply port and the nozzle surface, and separate from the air supply port and also separate from the nozzle surface.