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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
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 device includes a recording head having a discharge portion which has a discharge port array of discharge ports for discharging ink to a recording medium, a wiping member engageable with the discharge portion to wipe the discharge portion, and a cleaning member engageable with the wiping member to clean the wiping member, wherein a range of the discharge port array is smaller than a width of the wiping member, and the wiping member is equal to or smaller than a width of the cleaning member.