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US 12,741,469 B2Granted
Inkjet recording device
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorSatoru Nakamura
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Abstract
An inkjet recording device (100) comprises a recording head (40) for recording an image on a recording medium(S) that is being transported, a control unit (6) for controlling flushing processing for discharging ink at a timing different from the timing of the image recording, and a storage unit (7) for storing flushing ink discharged during execution of the flushing processing, wherein the storage unit (7) is detachably fitted to a fitting region (7A), which is a region opposing the recording head (40) across a transport pathway of the recording medium(S).
Claims7
An inkjet recording device comprising:
- a recording head which has nozzles for ejecting ink and which ejects ink to a recording medium under conveyance to record an image on the recording medium;
- a controller which controls a flushing process of ejecting ink through the nozzles at a timing different from a recording timing of the image onto the recording medium;
- and
- a storage part for storing flushing ink ejected through the nozzles during execution of the flushing process, wherein
- the storage part is removably fitted to a fitting region opposed to the recording head with a conveyance path of the recording medium interposed therebetween,
- the storage part includes
- a casing member for storing the flushing ink;
- and
- a water-absorbing member placed inside the casing member to absorb the flushing ink;
- the casing member has a connection opening,
- the inkjet recording device further comprises a duct which extends from the recording head side toward the storage part side, and which is connected to the connection opening, and
- a seal member for sealing between the duct and the connection opening.
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