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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Susumu Hirakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihira Rai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiro Katsuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Hirakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihira Rai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiro Katsuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a maintenance device which can suction ink in a short period of time and with a small amount of consumed ink. The maintenance device has a plurality of capping portions disposed so as to face a plurality of unit heads which can discharge liquid drops onto a recording medium; a plurality of small chambers communicating with the plurality of capping portions, respectively; a suction portion suctioning interiors of the small chambers; and a plurality of valve mechanisms independently controlling airtight states of the interiors of the small chambers. The present invention also provides a recording device equipped with this maintenance device.