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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Yusuke Nemoto, Miyagi, JP;
Yusuke Nemoto, Miyagi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recovery apparatus for recovering an ejection state of an ejection opening is disclosed. The recovery apparatus includes a cap member to seal an ejection surface of a droplet ejection head for ejecting a droplet from the ejection opening, and an absorber mounted in the cap member and to absorb ink attached to the ejection surface, so that the ink within a sealed space is suctioned and discharged. The absorber includes, when the ejection surface is sealed with the cap member, a first absorbing part to face the ejection surface at a first side where the ejection opening is provided through a first gap and a second absorbing part to face the ejection surface at a second side where the ejection opening is not provided through a second gap, wherein the first gap is greater than the second gap.