Container for ink jet head and recovering method of ink jet head using container
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Terasawa, Takashi Nojima, Hideki Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein includes an openable containing member for containing the ink jet head and permitting removal of the ink jet head when opened, and a discharge recovery member for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to removing the ink jet head from the container, in response to opening the openable containing member, or in response to pressing against a wall of the container member.
Claims103
A method of performing discharge recovery of an ink from a discharge opening of an ink jet head mounted in a recording apparatus comprising the steps of:
- removing the ink jet head from the recording apparatus;
- storing the ink jet head in an ink jet head storing container;
- removing the ink jet head from the container;
- and
- discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head using a discharge recovery member in response to and during said step of removing the ink jet head from the container;
- and
- mounting the ink jet head removed from the container onto the recording apparatus.
A method of performing discharge recovery of an ink from a discharge opening of an ink jet head mounted in a recording apparatus comprising the steps of:
- removing the ink jet head from the recording apparatus;
- storing the ink jet head in an ink jet head storing container;
- closing the container;
- opening the container;
- and
- discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head using a discharge recovery member in response to and during said step of opening the container;
- removing the ink jet head from the container;
- and
- mounting the ink jet head removed from the container onto the recording apparatus.
A method of performing discharge recovery of ink from a discharge opening of an ink jet head mounted in a recording apparatus comprising the steps of:
- removing the ink jet head from the recording apparatus;
- storing the ink jet head in an ink jet head storing container;
- closing the container;
- pressing a wall of the container;
- discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head using a discharge recovery member actuated in response to and during said step of pressing the wall of the container;
- removing the ink jet head from the container;
- and
- mounting the ink jet head removed from the container onto the recording apparatus.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, for containing the ink jet head, comprising a wall and a closure member for closing the discharge opening of the ink jet head in said container, wherein said closure member is fixed to said wall of said container, and wherein said closure member is a cap having a recessed portion covering the discharge opening of the ink jet head.
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to removing the ink jet head from said containing member.
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- an openable containing member for containing the ink jet head and permitting removal of the ink jet head when opened;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to opening of said openable containing member.
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member supplies pressurized gas into an ink tank integral with the ink jet head through a vent hole in the ink tank by pressing a wall of said container.
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, further comprising a wiping member, in said container, for wiping ink discharged from the discharge opening by said discharge recovery member in said response to removing of the ink jet head from said container.
A container for an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, further comprising a wiping member, in said container, for wiping ink attached to an electrode portion of the ink jet head in response to removing of the ink jet head from said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member absorbs the ink from the discharge opening in response to removing of the ink jet head from said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member is fixed or connected to an inner wall of said container and wherein said discharge recovery member discharges ink from the discharge opening in response to removing of the ink jet head from said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member is fixed or connected to an inner wall of said container, and wherein said discharge recovery member discharges ink from the discharge opening in response to opening of said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member is a cap having a recessed portion for covering an ink jet head unit of the ink jet head having the discharge opening therein.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member presses an ink tank of the ink jet head in response to removing of the ink jet head from said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, further comprising a guide for the ink jet head to said container, wherein removing of the ink jet head from said container causes a protrusion of the ink jet head to move along said guide provided in said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, further comprising a fixing member for fixing the ink jet head on an inner wall of said container.
A container of an ink jet head having a discharge opening therein, comprising:
- a containing member, comprising a wall, for containing the ink jet head;
- and
- a discharge recovery member, in said container, for discharging ink from the discharge opening of the ink jet head in response to pressing against said wall, wherein said discharge recovery member is made from a resilient member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.