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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2005
Osamu Takagi, Nagoya, JP;
Susumu Kuzuya, Gifu, JP;
Osamu Takagi, Nagoya, JP;
Susumu Kuzuya, Gifu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
In order to make maintenance of an ink jet printer less time-consuming, when ink is to be purged from ink jet heads, a unit conveying mechanismmoves a feeding planeof a feeding sheetto a retreated position that is inclined with respect to ink jet facesof the ink jet heads. An ink receiving sheetis then moved to an ink receiving position that is between the ink jet facesand the feeding planeand that extends along this feeding plane. Ink that is jetted onto the ink receiving sheetfrom the ink jet facesof the ink jet headsruns down the ink receiving sheet, and is collected in an ink tank