Ink jet recording device
OwnerKentaro Suzukiinventor
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Abstract
An ink jet recording device is provided, which is capable of improving workability of cleaning and a restoration property of a system after cleaning and carrying out printing in a properly maintained state using ink that requires cleaning at a high frequency. The ink jet recording device, which is provided with a plurality of ink jet head 1A having a plurality of nozzle openings for discharging ink supplied from ink reservoir portions 7 and 11, is further provided with a cleaning liquid supply pipe 6 via an open-close valve 4 separately from an ink supply pipe 5 via an open-close valve 3 in the vicinity of the upper surface of a flow path substrate 2A.
Claims5
An ink jet recording device comprising:
- an ink reservoir portion storing an ink;
- an ink jet head having a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink to be supplied from the ink reservoir portion;
- an ink flow path for supplying ink from said ink reservoir portion to said ink jet head;
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- a cleaning liquid flow path for supplying cleaning liquid to said ink jet head via a route separate from the ink flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.