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Patent No.:

US 8733890 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2011
Applicant:

Noriaki Maida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Inventor:

Noriaki Maida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A nozzle surface cleaning apparatus is configured to clean a nozzle surface of a droplet ejection head while moving relatively with respect to the droplet ejection head. The apparatus includes: a cleaning liquid deposition device which deposits cleaning liquid to the nozzle surface; a blade which is pressed against the nozzle surface to wipe the nozzle surface; a drip guiding member which guides waste liquid wiped by the blade to drip to a predetermined drip position set inside of the blade than an end of the blade; and a receptor which receives the waste liquid dripping from the drip guiding member.


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Maida, Noriaki. (2014). Nozzle surface cleaning apparatus and droplet ejection apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8733890). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8733890

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