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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Motoharu Miki, Hachioji, JP;
Fumihiro Ueno, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 ;
Abstract
An ink jet printer of the present invention includes at least one ink head which jets ink to a recording medium surface of a recording medium. This ink head has a nozzle plate in which a nozzle for jetting ink is formed and at least one rib which is formed so as to project toward the side of the recording medium rather than the nozzle. The ribs are gradually tapered toward the side of the recording medium.