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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Hiroshi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A droplet ejecting device includes: a droplet ejecting head having a nozzle surface at which plural nozzles that eject droplets are formed; an applying member applying a cleaning liquid to the nozzle surface; a wiping member disposed so as to be spaced apart from the applying member, and moving relative to the nozzle surface while contacting the nozzle surface, and wiping-off the cleaning liquid applied to the nozzle surface; and a unit for moving that moves both the droplet ejecting head, and the applying member and the wiping member, relative to one another.