公开(公告)号：US06578949B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US09950716

申请日：2001-09-13

申请人： Masaru Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Hayakawa ,  Kojiro IIzuka ,  Mitsugu Ota ,  Takashi Akase ,  Hideki Okumura

发明人： Masaru Takahashi ,  Hitoshi Hayakawa ,  Kojiro IIzuka ,  Mitsugu Ota ,  Takashi Akase ,  Hideki Okumura

IPC分类号： B41J2165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16547 ,  B41J2/16526 ,  B41J2/16532

摘要： A cap member (10) which is brought into contact with a nozzle forming surface of a recording head (15) to seal up the nozzle forming surface, and a wiping member (11) which may be brought into sliding contact with the nozzle forming surface of the recording head (15) are disposed on a cap holder (31). With progress of a cleaning operation in which ink is placed under a negative pressure, and sucked and discharged from the recording head, a cap retaining member (50) is moved upward and placed to a set state, whereby blocking the slanting and downward movement of the cap member (10). Then, the wiping member (11) located on the cap holder (31) slides on the nozzle forming surface to wipe the nozzle forming surface. To a flushing operation, the cap retaining member (50) is moved downward and placed to a reset state. In this state, the wiping member (11) does not slide on the nozzle forming surface.