Maintenance device and inkjet recording apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsYiquan Nie, Takashi Somete
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Abstract
A maintenance device includes a cap, an air supply port, and a suppression member. The cap is attached to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head. The air supply port is provided in the cap. The suppression member is provided between the air supply port and the nozzle surface, and has a first gap from the air supply port and a second gap from the nozzle surface. The suppression member has one or more through-holes, and a recess. The through-holes are provided in a position not facing the air supply port of the suppression member, and penetrate from a side of the air supply port to a side of the nozzle surface. The recess is provided on an upper surface of the suppression member and recessed deeper than an edge portion of the through-hole.
Claims8
A maintenance device comprising:
- a cap which is attached to a nozzle surface of an inkjet head;
- an air supply port which is provided in the cap;
- and
- a suppression member which is provided between the air supply port and the nozzle surface, and has a first gap from the air supply port and a second gap from the nozzle surface, wherein
- the suppression member has
- one or more through-holes which are provided in a position not facing the air supply port of the suppression member, and penetrate from a side of the air supply port to a side of the nozzle surface, and
- a recess which is provided on an upper surface of the suppression member and recessed deeper than an edge portion of the through-hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.