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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tohru Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Masatoshi Ikkatai, Kawasaki, JP;
Tatsuo Mitomi, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Nemura, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Takanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ; 346134 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a recording apparatus comprising a conveyor for conveying a sheet while contacting therewith, a recording device for recording an image by discharging ink onto the sheet conveyed by the conveyor, a cleaning device for sweeping the ink adhered to the conveyor by slidingly contacting therewith, and an absorbing member for absorbing the ink adhered to the conveyor.