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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Dong-woo Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Dong-woo Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inkjet image forming apparatus includes an inkjet head having a nozzle unit having a length in a main scanning direction corresponding to a width of a printing medium, a capping unit to move to a capping position to cap the nozzle unit and an uncapping position for a printing. The capping unit includes a cap member having a spitting hole and covering the nozzle unit, an absorbing member to absorb an ink passing through the spitting hole, and a support member disposed at a position where the cap member and the absorbing member are installed, the support member receiving the ink spitted.