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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Atsuo Sakaida, Gifu, JP;
Atsuo Sakaida, Gifu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection device with a plurality of liquid ejection heads each having a liquid ejection surface that is elongated in a main scanning direction and is formed with a plurality of liquid ejection ports. Additionally, the device may have a maintenance unit, including a first maintenance tray, a second maintenance tray and a maintenance tray moving mechanism configured to move the first maintenance tray and the second maintenance tray in a predetermined direction. The device may also include a maintenance tray movement control portion configured to control the maintenance tray movement mechanism to move the first maintenance tray and the second maintenance tray wherein the first maintenance tray located at the first non-maintenance position and the second maintenance tray located at the second non-maintenance position at least partially overlap each other.