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US 2002/0158939 A1Published application
Inkjet recording apparatus and cap for recording head
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeaki Shima
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeaki Shima
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A cap for a recording head capable of covering a nozzle of the recording head in a securely enclosed state during sucking of ink is provided for an inkjet recording apparatus. The cap for the recording head includes an elastically deformable contact section and an abutting section. When a nozzle-forming surface of the recording head is pressed into contact with the contact section so that the contact section deforms to have a predetermined amount of deformation, the abutting section abuts against the nozzle-forming surface so as to restrict the deformation of the contact section. Therefore, the contact section cannot deform excessively, enabling to properly maintain the close contact to the nozzle-forming surface and preventing ink from being dried and increased in viscosity.
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
A cap for a recording head, which can be brought into and out of contact with a nozzle-forming surface arranged in an inkjet recording apparatus and which covers a nozzle when abutting against the nozzle-forming surface, the cap comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.