Image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMasanori KUSUNOKI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image includes a recording head, a nozzle, an ink repellent layer, and an elastic wiper blade. The nozzle is provided in the recording head and includes an ink discharge surface including a substantially elongated discharge opening from which ink is ejected. The ink repellent layer is formed on the ink discharge surface of the nozzle. The elastic wiper blade moves over the ink discharge surface to wipe away ink adhering to the ink discharge surface while slidably contacting the ink discharge surface. The wiper blade moves in a long axis direction of the ink discharge opening as the wiper blade wipes away ink adhering to the ink discharge surface of the nozzle.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a recording head;
- a nozzle provided in the recording head, the nozzle including an ink discharge surface including a substantially elongated opening from which ink is ejected;
- an ink repellent layer formed on the ink discharge surface of the nozzle;
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- an elastic wiper blade that moves over the ink discharge surface to wipe away ink adhering to the ink discharge surface while slidably contacting the ink discharge surface,
- the wiper blade moving in a long axis direction of the ink discharge opening as the wiper blade wipes away ink adhering to the ink discharge surface of the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.