Abstract:
There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus capable of performing a printing operation to eject ink from an ejection port provided for a print head to a print medium while covering the ejection port with a capping portion in a standby state in which the printing operation is not performed, the apparatus including: a humidifying unit configured to perform a humidification operation to humidify a space formed between the capping portion and the print head in the standby state; and a control unit configured to cause the humidifying unit to perform the humidification operation on the space in the standby state, wherein the control unit suspends the humidification operation at a predetermined timing after performing the humidification operation multiple times.
Abstract:
A filling liquid for distribution of an ink jet head of a thermal type, the filling liquid filling a nozzle flow path during distribution of the ink jet head, a hydrophilic region formed on a periphery of an ink discharge port having an opening area of from 100 to 350 μm2, the filling liquid including: an aqueous medium having at least a water-soluble organic compound and water as constituents; and a dye dissolved in the aqueous medium, a concentration of the dye in the filling liquid being 0.2 mass % or more and 1 mass % or less with respect to a total mass of the filling liquid and the concentration of the dye being equal to or less than saturation solubility with respect to the water-soluble organic compound, wherein the filling liquid has a surface tension of 25 mN/m or more and 34 mN/m or less.
Abstract:
There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus capable of performing a printing operation to eject ink from an ejection port provided for a print head to a print medium while covering the ejection port with a capping portion in a standby state in which the printing operation is not performed, the apparatus including: a humidifying unit configured to perform a humidification operation to humidify a space formed between the capping portion and the print head in the standby state; and a control unit configured to cause the humidifying unit to perform the humidification operation on the space in the standby state, wherein the control unit suspends the humidification operation at a predetermined timing after performing the humidification operation multiple times.
Abstract:
A developer conveying apparatus for conveying a developer that develops an electrostatic latent image includes a rotation unit which rotates around rotation shaft pallalel to a developer conveying direction, a first developer conveying portion which is provided in the rotation unit and which conveys the developer in an axial direction of the rotation shaft, and a second developer conveying portion which is provided in the rotation unit at a position where a distance from the rotation shaft is different from that of the first developer conveying portion, and which conveys the developer in a direction opposite to that of the first developer conveying portion.
Abstract:
A water-repellent and oil-repellent composition, including an incompletely condensed product P2 obtained by further condensing an incompletely condensed product P1 containing a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a derived from a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane compound α represented by the following general formula (1) with an alkoxy silane compound β represented by the following general formula (2), wherein a content a1 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P1 and a content a2 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P2 satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression (1): Rf-Yq-Ap-Z—SiX3 General formula (1) R—SiX3 General formula (2) a1/a2≧2 Expression (1).
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, including: an apparatus main body including an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet; an image reading apparatus provided on an upper portion of the apparatus main body; a document feeding apparatus located on the image reading apparatus and configured to feed a document to the image reading apparatus; and a support portion configured to support the document feeding apparatus on the apparatus main body without the image reading apparatus in a state in which the document feeding apparatus is openable and closable with respect to the image reading apparatus.
Abstract:
An ink jet printing apparatus prints an image by employing a print head capable of ejecting ink through an ejection opening. The ink jet printing apparatus comprises: a blade having a distal end portion which wipes an ejection opening face of the print head where the ejection opening is formed; and a blade cleaner having a face which moves relatively to the bade in a predetermined direction while being in contact with the distal end portion of the blade. The face of the blade cleaner includes a plurality of inclined faces which are located by being shifted in the predetermined direction and inclined in the predetermined direction. The plurality of inclined faces have different inclination angles in the predetermined direction.
Abstract:
The present invention intends to provide a printing apparatus that can lessen a reduction in ejection performance caused by thickening, solidification, or the like of print liquid in an ejection port of a printing unit even in the case of stopping a print operation by the printing unit to perform a post-process on a print medium. The printing apparatus includes a post-processing part configured to, in a state of stopping the print operation by the printing unit, perform the post-process on a printed print medium as well as including an open/close unit configured to selectively perform a closing operation or an opening operation of the ejection port provided in the printing unit. Further, when the print medium is stopped in the post-processing part, the open/close unit is controlled so as to bring the ejection port into a close state.
Abstract:
Provided is a structure capable of preventing shaking of an image reading unit (1) during movement at low cost. A first contact portion (T1) between the image reading unit (1) and a guide shaft (2A) supports force (F1) acting in a gravity direction and force (F2) acting in a horizontal direction in the case where the image reading unit (1) moves in a predetermined direction. In this case, the first contact portion is arranged so as to satisfy F1>F2×tan θ1, where θ1 represents an angle formed by a perpendicular line (γ) with respect to a tangential plane (β) of the guide shaft (2A) and the horizontal direction. Thus, the image reading unit (1) can be prevented from being lifted due to rotation moment during movement.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus, including: a guide rail configured to guide an image reading unit; and a fixing portion having configured to fix the guide rail with an adhesive.