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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Soichi Kuwahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyasu Takenaka, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Soichi Kuwahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyasu Takenaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A maintenance method is provided for a discharging head in which multiple discharging portions are arranged in line. The maintenance method includes the steps of performing an operation of continuously discharging droplets from one discharging portion or a plurality of unadjacent discharging portions, and repeating the operation for one discharging portion or a plurality of discharging portions adjacent to the previous discharging portion or the previous discharging portions in a predetermined direction.