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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1999
Jun Hinami, Yokohama, JP;
Masataka Eida, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are a recording head cap to be mounted on a liquid-discharging recording head so as to protect an orifice-disposed face of the recording head, and a method and device for mounting the cap on the recording head. The recording head cap has a solid elastic member for pressing the orifice-disposed face when the cap is mounted on the recording head. The solid elastic member has an ultralow sponge hardness, and allows the orifice-disposed face of the recording head to be pressed with a substantially constant and uniform pressing force without being deformed, and to be thereby reliably protected during prolonged storage without causing ink leakage.