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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuaki Masuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Yokohama, JP;
Akio Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuru Kurata, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsutomu Abe, Isehara, JP;
Seiichiro Karita, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Tajika, Yokohama, JP;
Noribumi Koitabashi, Yokohama, JP;
Haruo Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Kentaro Yano, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Sugimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Miyuki Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a discharge portion, the discharge portion having discharge ports arranged for discharging ink to a recording medium, an absorbing member provided in the vicinity of the discharge portion, and a wiping member engageable with the discharge portion and the absorbing member, wherein a range of the discharge port array<a width of the wiping member≦a width of the absorbing member.