Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08556376B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US13297677

    申请日:2011-11-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16508 B41J2/16532

    摘要: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a recording head; a cap member capping the nozzle surface of the recording head and including a release port and a suction port; a suction unit in communication with the suction port; a switch unit opening and closing the release port to the air and capable of adjusting the opening amount of the release port to at least a first opening amount and a second opening amount larger than the first opening amount; and a control unit that controls the suction unit and the switch unit so that the release port is opened to the first opening amount to have a predetermined amount of air flow into the cap member after the cap member is suctioned by the suction unit, and the release port is then opened to the second opening amount.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种图像形成装置,包括记录头; 帽部件盖住记录头的喷嘴表面并且包括释放口和吸入口; 与吸入口连通的抽吸单元; 开关单元,其将释放口打开和关闭到空气,并且能够将释放口的开口量调整为至少第一开启量和大于第一开启量的第二开启量; 以及控制单元,其控制所述抽吸单元和所述开关单元,使得所述释放口在所述抽吸单元被所述盖构件抽吸之后,使所述排出口向所述第一开口量打开以使得具有预定量的空气流入所述盖构件, 然后将释放口打开至第二开启量。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 审中-公开
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120320125A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13493050

    申请日:2012-06-11

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16532 B41J2/16511

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a cap, a suction unit, and a recovery device. The recording head has nozzles at a nozzle face to horizontally eject droplets of liquid. The cap caps the nozzle face of the recording head. The suction unit is connected to the cap. The recovery device drives the suction unit with the nozzle face capped with the cap to create a negative pressure in an internal space of the cap and suck the liquid from the recording head. The cap has a contact portion to contact the nozzle face and a suction port to communicate with the suction unit. The suction port is disposed away from the contact portion with a minute gap at a lowermost area of the cap in a vertical direction.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括记录头,盖,抽吸单元和恢复装置。 记录头在喷嘴面具有喷嘴以水平地喷射液滴。 盖帽盖住记录头的喷嘴面。 抽吸单元连接到盖子。 回收装置驱动抽吸单元,喷嘴面用盖盖住,在盖的内部空间中产生负压并从记录头吸取液体。 盖具有接触部分以接触喷嘴面和吸入口以与抽吸单元连通。 吸入口在垂直方向上在帽的最低区域处以微小间隙远离接触部分设置。

    Image forming apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08544983B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-01

    申请号:US13222164

    申请日:2011-08-31

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including: a recording head having a nozzle surface in which nozzles to eject liquid droplets in a horizontal direction or a direction slanted from the horizontal direction are formed, the nozzle surface being disposed in a vertical direction or a direction slanted from the vertical direction; a head tank to supply liquid to the recording head; a suction cap to cap the nozzle surface of the recording head; a suction member connected to the suction cap to suck out liquid from the nozzles by the suction cap; a valve member to open or close a sealed space formed by capping the nozzle surface with the suction cap to atmosphere; a liquid supplier to supply the liquid to the head tank and return the liquid from the head tank; and a control unit to control servicing of the recording head.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括:具有喷嘴表面的记录头,其中形成有沿水平方向或从水平方向倾斜的方向喷射液滴的喷嘴,喷嘴表面沿垂直方向或从该水平方向倾斜的方向 垂直方向 用于向记录头供应液体的头箱; 用于盖住记录头的喷嘴表面的吸嘴; 抽吸构件,其连接到所述抽吸盖,以通过所述抽吸盖从所述喷嘴吸出液体; 阀构件,用于打开或关闭通过将吸嘴盖盖到大气的喷嘴表面而形成的密封空间; 液体供应器,用于将液体供应到头箱并且从头箱返回液体; 以及控制单元,用于控制记录头的维修。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120056933A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-08

    申请号:US13222164

    申请日:2011-08-31

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including: a recording head having a nozzle surface in which nozzles to eject liquid droplets in a horizontal direction or a direction slanted from the horizontal direction are formed, the nozzle surface being disposed in a vertical direction or a direction slanted from the vertical direction; a head tank to supply liquid to the recording head; a suction cap to cap the nozzle surface of the recording head; a suction member connected to the suction cap to suck out liquid from the nozzles by the suction cap; a valve member to open or close a sealed space formed by capping the nozzle surface with the suction cap to atmosphere; a liquid supplier to supply the liquid to the head tank and return the liquid from the head tank; and a control unit to control servicing of the recording head.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括:具有喷嘴表面的记录头,其中形成有沿水平方向或从水平方向倾斜的方向喷射液滴的喷嘴,喷嘴表面沿垂直方向或从该水平方向倾斜的方向 垂直方向 用于向记录头供应液体的头箱; 用于盖住记录头的喷嘴表面的吸嘴; 抽吸构件,其连接到所述抽吸盖,以通过所述抽吸盖从所述喷嘴吸出液体; 阀构件,用于打开或关闭通过将吸嘴盖盖到大气的喷嘴表面而形成的密封空间; 液体供应器,用于将液体供应到头箱并且从头箱返回液体; 以及控制单元,用于控制记录头的维修。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140078231A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US14026000

    申请日:2013-09-13

    IPC分类号: B41J13/036

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium; and a feeding unit feeding the recording medium in first and second directions opposite to each other relative to the image forming unit. Further when the recording medium is supplied from a first or second side of the feeding unit, while the feeding unit feeds the recording medium in the first or second feeding direction, the image forming unit forms an image on the recording medium, and the feeding unit further feeds the recording medium to the second or first side, respectively, of the feeding unit.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括在记录介质上形成图像的图像形成单元; 以及馈送单元,其相对于图像形成单元在彼此相反的第一和第二方向上馈送记录介质。 此外,当从馈送单元的第一或第二侧提供记录介质时,当馈送单元沿第一或第二馈送方向馈送记录介质时,图像形成单元在记录介质上形成图像,并且馈送单元 进一步将记录介质馈送到馈送单元的第二侧或第一侧。

    Image forming apparatus configured to include nozzle face capping control
    8.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus configured to include nozzle face capping control 有权
    图像形成装置,其构造为包括喷嘴面盖帽控制

    公开(公告)号:US09409400B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-09

    申请号:US14151058

    申请日:2014-01-09

    IPC分类号: G06K15/00 B41J2/165

    CPC分类号: B41J2/16511

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording head, a maintenance unit, a cover, and a controller. The recording head has a nozzle face and nozzles in the nozzle face to eject droplets of liquid. The maintenance unit has a cap to protect the nozzle face of the recording head. The cover opens an interior of the apparatus body to an outside of the apparatus body. The controller performs a normal control to cap the nozzle face of the recording head with the cap on opening of the cover and a special control to expose the nozzle face of the recording head to an area opened by the cover on receipt of an external instruction.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括装置主体,记录头,维护单元,盖和控制器。 记录头具有喷嘴面和喷嘴面中的喷嘴以喷射液滴。 维护单元具有用于保护记录头的喷嘴面的盖。 盖将装置主体的内部打开到设备主体的外部。 控制器执行正常的控制以在盖的打开时用盖盖住记录头的喷嘴面,并且具有特殊的控制,以在接收到外部指令时将记录头的喷嘴面暴露于由盖打开的区域。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    9.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140092153A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-03

    申请号:US14027521

    申请日:2013-09-16

    IPC分类号: B41J13/00

    CPC分类号: B41J13/0009 B41J11/006

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body; a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward; a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; and an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position, wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:装置本体; 设置在设备主体上的可开闭盖; 传送单元,用于向上和向下传送记录介质; 记录头,用于将液滴喷射到由输送单元输送的记录介质上; 以及打开授权机构,用于授权所述传送单元从第一打开位置移动到第二打开位置,所述传送单元在所述第二打开位置处具有比在所述第一打开位置处更大的打开量,其中所述传送单元设置在 盖和记录头,并且构造成当盖处于打开位置时可打开到第一打开位置,并且当打开授权机构授权传送单元从第一打开位置移动时可打开到第二打开位置 到第二个开放位置。

    Image forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08770739B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US14027521

    申请日:2013-09-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/01

    CPC分类号: B41J13/0009 B41J11/006

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body; a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward; a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; and an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position, wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:装置本体; 设置在设备主体上的可开闭盖; 传送单元,用于向上和向下传送记录介质; 记录头,用于将液滴喷射到由输送单元输送的记录介质上; 以及打开授权机构,用于授权所述传送单元从第一打开位置移动到第二打开位置,所述传送单元在所述第二打开位置处具有比在所述第一打开位置处更大的打开量,其中所述传送单元设置在 盖和记录头,并且构造成当盖处于打开位置时可打开到第一打开位置,并且当打开授权机构授权传送单元从第一打开位置移动时可打开到第二打开位置 到第二个开放位置。