Capping means and ink jet recording apparatus using the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAtsushi Saito, Akiro Okubo, Fumihiko Watanabe, Yasuyuki Shinada
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Abstract
A capping device to be used with an ink jet recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium by discharging ink onto the recording medium comprises a capping member for covering a discharge port of an ink jet recording head for discharging ink to effect the recording on the recording medium and a pushing member provided on the capping member at an inner side thereof for pushing with pressure against the discharge port of the ink jet recording head. An ink jet recording apparatus is disclosed using the capping device.
Claims24
A recovery device for use in an ink jet recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium by discharging ink onto the recording medium, the device comprising:
- a capping member for contacting an entire periphery of a discharge portion of an ink jet recording head for discharging ink to effect recording on the recording medium;
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- a pushing member provided on an inner side of said capping member for pushing and sealingly closing with pressure a discharge port of the discharge portion, wherein said pushing member is disposed for direct contact with the discharge port to prevent ink from flowing therefrom.
An ink jet recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium by discharging ink onto the recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
- ink jet recording means for discharging ink to effect recording on the recording medium, said recording means including a recording head with an ink discharge portion;
- a capping member for contacting an entire periphery of said discharge portion;
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- a pushing member provided on an inner side of said capping member for pushing and sealingly closing with pressure a discharge port of said discharge portion, wherein said pushing member is disposed for direct contact with the discharge port to prevent ink from flowing therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.