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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuhito Ishida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Masahisa Kato, Kariya, JP;
Tomofumi Murano, Nagoya, JP;
Ryohei Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Tomohisa Higuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus, including a first casing having an upward opening at a top thereof; a recording unit disposed in the first casing and configured to discharge ink from a nozzle onto a sheet; a first cover to cover a part of the opening of the first casing; a second cover detachably attached to the first cover and configured to cover another part of the opening which is not covered by the first cover; a waste ink tank removably supported by the first casing at a position facing the second cover in the first casing and configured to contain waste ink discharged from the nozzle; and a second casing disposed in an upper position with respect to the first casing and configured to be movable between a proximate position and a separate position, is provided.