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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Kazuhisa Kimura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hideyuki Akaba, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidekazu Ishii, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideaki Nishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhisa Kimura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hideyuki Akaba, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidekazu Ishii, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideaki Nishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for allowing a wipe member formed of an elastic material to abut against a nozzle plate in which a plurality nozzles communicating with a pressure chamber for holding ink therein are arranged, moving the wipe member along the nozzle plate to remove ink and foreign particles remaining in the nozzle plate, and switching the position of abutment of the wipe member against the nozzle plate, whereby satisfactory sweeping capability of the wipe member can be maintained without providing a wipe member cleaning mechanism and performing the work of replacing of the wipe member with another.