Ink jet recording apparatus and handling method thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasutsugu Saijo, Yuji Hamasaki
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Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a carriage for mounting a recording head for effecting recording by discharging recording ink and for moving the recording head, and a recovery unit for effecting a recovery operation with respect to the recording head. The recording apparatus is forwarded from a manufacturing factory in a condition that the recording head filled with transporting ink different from the recording ink is mounted on the carriage, and further wherein an on-arrival recovery mode executed by the recovery unit upon first usage of the recording apparatus by the user differs from a normal recovery mode executed by the recovery unit after the first usage.
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An ink jet recording apparatus to be shipped in which a recording head filled with transporting ink different from recording ink is mounted on a carriage, said apparatus comprising:
- recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to said recording head;
- and
- control means for controlling said recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by said recovery means after arrival of said recording apparatus differs from a normal recovery mode executed by said recovery means after a first usage of said recording apparatus,
- wherein viscosity of the transporting ink is greater than that of the recording ink.
An ink jet recording apparatus to be shipped in which a recording head filled with transporting ink different from recording ink is mounted on a carriage, said apparatus comprising:
- recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to said recording head;
- and
- control means for controlling said recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by said recovery means after arrival of said recording apparatus differs from a normal recovery mode executed by said recovery means after a first usage of said recording apparatus,
- wherein said recovery means includes suction means for effecting suction from said recording head and a wiper for wiping said recording head, and a number of wiping operations of said wiper after ink suction from said recording head by said suction means in the on-arrival recovery mode is set to be greater than a number of wiping operations after ink suction in the normal recovery mode.
An ink jet recording apparatus to be shipped in which a recording head filled with transporting ink different from recording ink is mounted on a carriage, said apparatus comprising:
- recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to said recording head;
- and
- control means for controlling said recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by said recovery means after arrival of said recording apparatus differs from a normal recovery mode executed by said recovery means after a first usage of said recording apparatus,
- wherein said recovery means includes a wiper for wiping said recording head and a cleaner for cleaning said wiper, and a number of cleaning operations of said cleaner after the wiping of said wiper in the on-arrival recovery mode is set to be greater than a number of cleaning operations after the wiping in the normal recovery mode.
An ink jet recording apparatus to be shipped in which a recording head filled with transporting ink different from recording ink is mounted on a carriage, said apparatus comprising:
- recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to said recording head;
- and
- control means for controlling said recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by said recovery means after arrival of said recording apparatus is the same as a recovery mode executed by said recovery means when said recording head is exchanged,
- wherein viscosity of the transporting ink is greater than that of the recording ink.
An ink jet recording apparatus to be shipped in which a recording head filled with transporting ink different from the recording ink is mounted on a carriage, said apparatus comprising:
- recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to said recording head;
- detection means for detecting whether an ink tank for storing recording ink is mounted on said carriage;
- and
- alert means for providing an alert if said detection means detects that said ink tank is mounted on said carriage when the recovery operation is executed for a first time after arrival of said recording apparatus,
- wherein viscosity of the transporting ink is greater than that of the recording ink.
A method for handling an ink jet recording apparatus comprising a carriage for mounting a recording head for effecting recording by discharging recording ink and for moving the recording head, and recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to the recording head, the method comprising the steps of:
- shipping the ink jet recording apparatus from a manufacturing factory in a condition that the recording head filled with transporting ink different from the recording ink is mounted on the carriage;
- and
- controlling the recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by the recovery means after arrival of the recording apparatus differs from a normal recovery mode executed by the recovery means after a first usage of the recording apparatus,
- wherein viscosity of the transporting ink is greater than that of the recording ink.
A method for handling an ink jet recording apparatus comprising a carriage for mounting a recording head for effecting recording by discharging recording ink and for moving the recording head, and recovery means for effecting a recovery operation with respect to the recording head, the method comprising the steps of:
- shipping the ink jet recording apparatus from a manufacturing factory in a condition that the recording head filled with transporting ink different from the recording ink is mounted on the carriage;
- and
- controlling the recovery means such that an on-arrival recovery mode executed first by the recovery means after arrival of the recording apparatus is the same as a recovery mode executed by the recovery means when the recording head is exchanged,
- wherein viscosity of the transporting ink is greater than that of the recording ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.