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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Young Choon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Karp Sik Youn, Hwasung-si, KR;
Dong Woo Ha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a device to protect an ink sensing device operated without use of a separate drive source. The inkjet image forming apparatus includes at least one protecting device having a protecting member to protect the ink sensing device from impurities or to release the ink sensing device from protection, the protecting member being operated in linkage with the maintenance device to thereby be moved between the first position and the second position.