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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:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Soichi Hiramatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Shinnosuke Taniishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsuo Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Junichi Asano, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruyuki Yanagi, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Nojima, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Saikawa, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400355 ; 400702 ; 347 29 ; 347 30 ;
Abstract
A recording apparatus is usable with a recording head having an ejection outlet. The recording head is carried on a carriage. The apparatus includes a cap for capping the ejection outlet of the recording head and a suction device for suctioning ink through the ejection outlet of the recording head and through the cap. The cap is unified with a cylinder of the suction device and the ejection outlet is capped in accordance with movement of the cylinder together with movement of the carriage.