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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Takashi Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid jetting apparatus includes a liquid jetting head having a liquid jetting surface formed with nozzles, a wiping unit wiping the liquid jetting surface of the liquid jetting head, and a drive section configured to move at least one of the wiping unit and the liquid jetting head such that the wiping unit moves relative to the liquid jetting head toward one side in a predetermined direction along the liquid jetting surface. The wiping unit has a first wiping portion and a second wiping portion which are arranged in the predetermined direction with an interval therebetween, and each of which has a leading end configured to contact with the liquid jetting surface, and extends in a direction intersecting the liquid jetting surface, and the leading end of the first wiping portion has a greater surface roughness than that of the leading end of the second wiping portion.