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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Tatsuya Shindo, Nagoya, JP;
Masayuki Takata, Nagoya, JP;
Tatsuya Shindo, Nagoya, JP;
Masayuki Takata, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid jetting apparatus includes a liquid jetting head having a liquid jetting surface in which a first nozzle row and a second nozzle row are formed, each of the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles aligned in a predetermined direction, a cap member configured to be in a close contact with the liquid jetting surface to cover the first and second nozzle rows, a liquid discharge section connected to the cap member, a liquid guiding member accommodated in the cap member, and a control unit configured to control the liquid jetting head to jet a liquid from each of the first and second nozzle rows. First and second liquid receiving grooves extending in the predetermined direction are formed in a facing surface of the liquid guiding member configured to face the liquid jetting surface.