Inkjet recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAya Inoue
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Abstract
There is provided an inkjet recording apparatus that reduces operations or time for preliminary discharge and reduces the influence of mist. A recovery mechanism portion is provided in which a slide member on which a cap is mounted is moved along cam surfaces following a movement of a carriage to cause the cap to abut against recording means for capping. A first preliminary discharge position where ink is discharged from the recording means into the cap and a second preliminary discharge position where a distance between the recording means and the cap is smaller than the distance in the first preliminary discharge position are provided between a recording area where the recording means forms an image on a recording medium and a capping position.
Claims9
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An inkjet recording apparatus that discharges ink from recording means to a recording medium for recording, comprising:
- a carriage that reciprocates with the recording means being mounted thereon;
- a cap that caps a discharge port surface of the recording means and receives ink preliminary discharged from the recording means;
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- moving means that moves said cap to (1) a first position at which the recording means performs preliminary discharge with a first distance between said cap and the recording means and (2) a second position at which the recording means performs preliminary discharge with a second distance between said cap and the recording means, the second distance being different from the first distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.