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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koichiro Kawaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Terasawa, Mitaka, JP;
Katsuyuki Yokoi, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Fukazawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 29 ; 347 32 ;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus means ink is discharged from a recording head onto a recording material for recording. The ink jet recording apparatus has a cap for closing an ink discharge portion of the recording head, and a device for indicating that the ink discharge portion has been closed with the cap.