Cleaning device and liquid discharge recording apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazuhisa Kimura
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cleaning device comprises a suction port portion, a guide portion, and an urging member. The suction port portion is configured to face a nozzle plate of a liquid discharge head at a predetermined gap distance between the suction port and the nozzle plate. The guide portion is configured to face a cover mask of the liquid discharge head and is moveable in a direction away from the cover mask. The cover mask covers a periphery of a surface of the nozzle plate. The urging member is configured to urge the guide portion toward the cover mask.
Claims19
A cleaning device, comprising:
- a suction port configured to face a nozzle plate of a liquid discharge head with a predetermined gap in a first direction between the suction port and a surface of the nozzle plate having a nozzle therein;
- a guide configured to face a cover mask of the liquid discharge head when the suction port faces the nozzle plate, the cover mask covering a periphery of the nozzle plate, the guide being moveable in the first direction away from the cover mask, the guide extending in a second direction beyond an outermost edge of the cover mask, and a portion of the guide extending in the first direction and engaging the outermost edge of the cover mask and a side surface of the cover mask to limit movement of the suction port in the second direction;
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- an urging member configured to press the guide in the first direction toward the cover mask.
A liquid discharge recording apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid discharge head comprising a nozzle plate and a cover mask, the nozzle plate including a plurality of nozzles and the cover mask being configured to cover a periphery of a surface of the nozzle plate;
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- a cleaning device comprising:
- a suction port configured to face the nozzle plate with a predetermined gap in a first direction between the suction port and the surface of the nozzle plate, the surface of the nozzle plate having a nozzle therein;
- a guide configured to face the cover mask when the suction port faces the nozzle plate, the cover mask covering a periphery of the nozzle plate, the guide being moveable in the first direction away from the cover mask, the guide extending in a second direction beyond an outermost edge of the cover mask, and a portion of the guide extending in the first direction and engaging the outermost edge of the cover mask and a side surface of the cover mask to limit movement of the suction port in the second direction;
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- an urging member configured to press the guide in the first direction toward the cover mask.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.