Inkjet printing apparatus
AssigneeGenix Corporation
InventorsSteve Park, Yong Hak Kim, Duk Hyun Ko
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Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus is proposed. The inkjet printing apparatus may include an inkjet print head including at least one nozzle configured to spray ink onto a print medium. The apparatus may also include a cap configured to be coupled to at least one area of the inkjet print head, and configured to protect the at least one nozzle when coupled to the inkjet print head. The cap may include an accommodation space opened toward the at least one nozzle. The accommodation space may accommodate cleaning liquid for preventing ink from coagulating in the at least one nozzle.
Claims17
An inkjet printing apparatus comprising:
- an inkjet print head including at least one nozzle configured to spray ink onto a print medium;
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- a cap capable of being coupled to at least one area of the inkjet print head, and configured to protect the at least one nozzle when coupled to the inkjet print head,
- wherein the cap includes an accommodation space opened toward the at least one nozzle, and
- cleaning liquid for preventing ink from coagulating in the at least one nozzle is accommodated in the accommodation space, and
- wherein the accommodation space is filled with the cleaning liquid such that the at least one nozzle is immersed in the cleaning liquid when the cap is coupled to the inkjet print head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.