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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Sou Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Kikunosuke Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Sou Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Kikunosuke Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a cap mode where a cap member covers a nozzle surface, a controller controls a second movement mechanism so that the cap member is disposed opposite to the nozzle surface. In an ejection recovery mode where ink is ejected from a plurality of nozzles and the ink adhered to the nozzle surface is wiped off by a wiping member, the controller controls a first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism so that the nozzle surface, a wiping tray and the cap member are arranged downward in this order.