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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeaki Shima, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus which discharges ink from an discharge port provided in the discharge port surface of recording device comprises a cap closely contacting said discharge port and covering said discharge port, sucking mechanism for sucking ink from the discharge port through the cap closely contacted the discharge port, gap forming mechanism for partially generating a gap between the cap and the discharge port surface, a communication valve for communicating the inside of the cap with atmosphere.