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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Hideaki Horio, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsuba, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshinobu Ishimoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an absorber configured to abut a nozzle surface of a line head to absorb ink adhered on the nozzle surface. A portion of the absorber which corresponds to an opening of a nozzle is removed. The absorber is configured to abut the nozzle surface except for a portion near the nozzle. Ink remaining on the nozzle surface is absorbed by the absorber. Thus, when the nozzle surface is wiped with a blade, accumulation of a large amount of remaining ink is prevented.