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US 6,957,881 B2Granted
Inkjet printer
AssigneeKonica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
InventorSatoshi Nishino
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Abstract
An inkjet printer comprises a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink, and an ink wiping device for wiping ink adhered on a surface of a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, the ink wiping device including an ink absorber for absorbing ink, a moving device for moving the ink absorber and a pressing member to press a surface of the ink absorber toward the surface of the plurality of nozzles, wherein, the pressing member moves along the surface of the plurality of nozzles.
Claims23
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink;
- and
- an ink wiping device for wiping ink adhered on a surface of a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, the ink wiping device including:
- an ink absorber for absorbing ink,
- a moving device for moving the ink absorber, and
- a pressing member to press a surface of the ink absorber toward the surface of the plurality of nozzles,
- wherein the pressing member moves along the surface of the plurality of nozzles, and
- wherein the pressing member is structured by a curved thin board member having a plurality of slits shaped in an arc in a cross section in a moving direction of the ink absorber.
5 more elements
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink;
- and
- an ink wiping device for wiping ink adhered on a surface of a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, the ink wiping device including:
- an ink absorber for absorbing ink,
- a moving device for moving the ink absorber, and
- a pressing member to press a surface of the ink absorber toward the surface of the plurality of nozzles,
- where the pressing member moves alone the surface of the plurality of nozzles, and
- wherein the pressing member is spirally formed by a long thin board wound around a shaft and both ends of the long thin board are fixed on the shaft.
5 more elements
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink;
- and
- an ink wiping device for wiping ink adhered on a surface of a nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, the ink wining device including:
- an ink absorber for absorbing ink,
- a moving device for moving the ink absorber, and
- a pressing member to press a surface of the ink absorber toward the surface of the plurality of nozzles,
- wherein the pressing member moves along the surface of the plurality of nozzles, and
- wherein the pressing member comprises a base unit and a plurality of hair members formed into a brush shape planted on the base unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.