Cap and inkjet recording device
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorSo TAKAHASHI
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Abstract
A cap includes a cap body and an atmosphere communication portion. The cap body comes into contact with and is pressed against a portion around an ink outlet of a nozzle head to form a main space between the cap body and the nozzle head. The atmosphere communication portion includes a ventilation hole, a sub-space, and a ventilation channel. The ventilation hole is open to the main space. The sub-space retains ink entering the ventilation hole. The ventilation channel allows the sub-space to be in communication with the atmosphere.
Claims9
A cap for capping an ink outlet of a nozzle head, comprising:
- a cap body configured to come into contact with and be pressed against a portion around the ink outlet of the nozzle head to form a main space between the cap body and the nozzle head;
- and
- an atmosphere communication portion configured to allow the main space to be in communication with the atmosphere,
- wherein the atmosphere communication portion includes:
- a ventilation hole open to the main space;
- a sub-space configured to retain ink entering the ventilation hole;
- and
- a ventilation channel configured to allow the sub-space to be in communication with the atmosphere.
An inkjet recording device comprising:
- a nozzle head having an ink outlet;
- and
- a cap configured to cap the ink outlet,
- wherein the cap includes:
- a cap body configured to come into contact with and be pressed against a portion around the ink outlet of the nozzle head to form a main space between the cap body and the nozzle head;
- and
- an atmosphere communication portion configured to allow the main space to be in communication with the atmosphere, and
- the atmosphere communication portion includes:
- a ventilation hole open to the main space;
- a sub-space configured to retain ink entering the ventilation hole;
- and
- a ventilation channel configured to allow the sub-space to be in communication with the atmosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.