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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
Applicant:
Masashi Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Masashi Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protruding member is provided on a recording head side, a droplet receiving portion having a flat surface portion formed thereon is provided, and the flat surface portion of the droplet receiving portion is brought into contact with the protruding member on the recording head side to cap the recording head.