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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Shinya Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Kuwana, JP;
Masayuki Okumura, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Tsuboi, Nagoya, JP;
Shinya Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Kuwana, JP;
Masayuki Okumura, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Tsuboi, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a conveyor mechanism conveying a recording medium in a conveying direction; a plurality of liquid ejection heads each having an ejection face from which a liquid is ejected and arranged in the conveying direction; a support member opposed to the ejection face and supporting the recording medium; a first suction mechanism which has a first suction opening located between two of the plurality of liquid ejection heads adjacent to each other in the conveying direction, and which sucks air via the first suction opening; and at least one first contact member located between the two liquid ejection heads in the conveying direction and contactable with a recording face of the recording medium at a position closer to the support member than the first suction opening in a direction perpendicular to the ejection face.