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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/19 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A maintenance method of a droplet ejection apparatus is provided, which droplet ejection apparatus includes: a droplet ejection head including a plurality of head modules, each head module being configured to be replaced independently; and a liquid circulation and supply unit configured to circulate and supply liquid to be ejected from each head module, to each head module. The maintenance method includes circulating and supplying the liquid to the head modules other than the head module that is a replacement target, when replacing the head module.