Cap Members and Liquid Ejecting Devices Comprising Cap Members
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyohei Suzuki, Kohei Terada
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Abstract
A cap member for covering a plurality of nozzle arrays disposed in a nozzle plate of a liquid ejecting head includes a first lip, at least one second lip, and a main body. The first lip has an annular shape and is configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose the plurality of nozzle arrays. At least one second lip has an annular shape, is disposed within the annular first lip, and is configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose at least one of the plurality of nozzle arrays separately from the first lip. The first lip and the at least one second lip are disposed on the main body. The main body is configured to cooperate with the first lip and the at least one second lip to make sealing contact with the nozzle plate.
Claims14
A cap member for covering a plurality of nozzle arrays formed through a nozzle plate of a liquid ejecting head, the cap member comprising:
- a first lip having an annular shape and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose the plurality of nozzle arrays;
- at least one second lip having an annular shape, disposed within the annular first lip, and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose at least one of the plurality of nozzle arrays separately from the first lip;
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- a main body configured to cooperate with the first lip and the second lip to make sealing contact with the nozzle plate, the first lip and the second lip disposed on the main body.
A liquid ejecting device comprising:
- a liquid ejecting head which has a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of nozzle arrays formed therethrough and which ejects a liquid from the nozzle arrays;
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- a cap member comprising:
- a first lip having an annular shape and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose the plurality of nozzle arrays;
- at least one second lip having an annular shape, disposed within the annular first lip, and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose at least one of the plurality of nozzle arrays separately from the first lip;
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- a main body configured to cooperate with the first lip and the second lip to make sealing contact with the nozzle plate, the first lip and the second lip disposed on the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.