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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Hitoshi Fujimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsumi Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Masataka Naito, Kawasaki, JP;
Masatoshi Ikkatai, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Harada, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Fukushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Takefumi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Mikoshiba, Sagamihara, JP;
Hitoshi Fujimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsumi Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Masataka Naito, Kawasaki, JP;
Masatoshi Ikkatai, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Harada, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Fukushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Takefumi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Mikoshiba, Sagamihara, JP;
Canon Finetech Inc., Mitsukaido, JP;
Abstract
In a recovering apparatus for recovering ink ejecting ports forming a plane of an ink jet head, an ink absorbing member is disposed inward of a cap and proximate to the ink ejecting ports, facing the ink ejecting ports at a predetermined distance therefrom. Large ink droplets or water droplets adhering to the ink ejecting ports are then absorbed in the absorbing member. Thereafter, the plane of the ink jet heads with the ink ejecting ports is cleanly wiped by a wiping member, thereby preventing scattering of ink droplets or water droplets away from the ink ejecting ports. A trough is located adjacent to each head, and the recovering apparatus is disposed with respect to the trough so that a distance between the recovering apparatus and the ink jet head can be reduced, thereby permitting a compact arrangement of the recovering apparatus and the ink jet head.