Abstract:
A liquid discharging head includes a head chip including a plurality of energy generating elements configured to discharge liquid and liquid chambers provided around the corresponding energy generating elements, and a common passage member configured to define a common passage communicating with all the liquid chambers in the head chip. the liquid is discharged from the liquid chambers by driving the energy generating elements so as to apply a discharging force to the liquid. The common passage member includes an inlet through which the liquid is supplied to the common passage, and an outlet through which the liquid is ejected from the common passage. The common passage includes a ceiling surface having a groove extending from the inlet toward the outlet.
Abstract:
An apparatus including nozzles that discharge liquid; a liquid discharge head including nozzle arrays where the nozzles are arranged in one direction; a liquid adsorbent that adsorbs liquid attached to a portion of the liquid discharge head where the nozzle arrays are formed; a moving unit that relatively moves the liquid adsorbent in an arrangement direction of the nozzles; support rollers that support the liquid adsorbent so as to allow the liquid adsorbent to rotate; a rotating shaft corresponding to the axis of rotation of the support roller and rotated in a normal or reverse direction using the relative movement of the liquid adsorbent, which is caused by the moving unit, as a source of power, and a reverse rotation preventing unit that transmits the normal rotation of the rotating shaft to the support roller and does not transmit the reverse rotation of the rotating shaft to the support roller.
Abstract:
A liquid discharging head includes a head chip including a plurality of energy generating elements configured to discharge liquid and liquid chambers provided around the corresponding energy generating elements, and a common passage member configured to define a common passage communicating with all the liquid chambers in the head chip. the liquid is discharged from the liquid chambers by driving the energy generating elements so as to apply a discharging force to the liquid. The common passage member includes an inlet through which the liquid is supplied to the common passage, and an outlet through which the liquid is ejected from the common passage. The common passage includes a ceiling surface having a groove extending from the inlet toward the outlet.
Abstract:
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a liquid discharging head that has a nozzle surface formed with nozzles discharging liquid, and a surrounding portion that is protruded from the nozzle surface and surrounds the nozzles; and a support member that is moved between a contact position coming into contact with the surrounding portion and a separation position separated from the surrounding portion, when being situated in the separation position, the support member supporting a medium on which liquid discharged from the nozzles is landed, and when being situated in the contact position, the support member sealing the nozzles.
Abstract:
A second driven roller that is rotated by following a second driving roller has a larger outer diameter than a first driven roller. A front edge of a recording sheet being lifted up from a first nip contacts the second driven roller, and hence the front edge does not directly hit the first driven roller. The second driven roller rotates at a higher rotational speed than a rotational speed of the first driven roller. The second driven roller gently flips the front edge of the recording sheet which has contacted the second driven roller, and leads the front edge quickly to the first nip. The front edge of the recording sheet is smoothly led to the nip.
Abstract:
A printer having ribbon mask opening mechanism is provided with a carriage, a print head, and a printing ribbon. The printer includes a ribbon mask pivotable about a shaft parallel to a feeding direction of the printing ribbon between a closed condition and an open condition of the ribbon mask, a device for biasing the ribbon mask in its closing direction, and a mechanism for opening the ribbon mask against a biasing force of the biasing device. The ribbon mask opening mechanism in the printer allows an operator to smoothly replace the printing ribbon and also allows the operator to easily set the printing ribbon in a proper position.
Abstract:
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a rotating moving table that is rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation and movable in a horizontal direction; a head cap that is movable so as to come into contact with or become spaced from the liquid ejection surface; and an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the rotating moving table with the head cap. The rotating moving table has a platen portion on which a target of ejection of a liquid can be carried; and a cleaning portion that can clean the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the horizontal orientation, the head cap is situated in a position spaced from the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the vertical orientation and is not being moved in the horizontal direction, the head cap can come into contact with the liquid ejection surface.
Abstract:
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a rotating moving table that is rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation and movable in a horizontal direction; a head cap that is movable so as to come into contact with or become spaced from the liquid ejection surface; and an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the rotating moving table with the head cap. The rotating moving table has a platen portion on which a target of ejection of a liquid can be carried; and a cleaning portion that can clean the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the horizontal orientation, the head cap is situated in a position spaced from the liquid ejection surface. When the rotating moving table has been rotated to the vertical orientation and is not being moved in the horizontal direction, the head cap can come into contact with the liquid ejection surface.
Abstract:
A liquid discharging device includes a line head having a plurality of discharge ports for discharging liquid, the discharge ports being arranged substantially in lines in a discharge surface; a head cap facing the line head, for closing the discharge ports; and a lift mechanism for lifting or lowering the head cap. The head cap closes the discharge ports by being lifted with the lift mechanism substantially perpendicularly to the discharge surface. Also, the head cap comes away from the discharge surface by being lowered with the lift mechanism substantially perpendicularly to the discharge surface to allow a recording medium to be carried between the head cap and the discharge surface.
Abstract:
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: nozzles that discharge liquid; a liquid discharge head including the nozzles arranged in arrays; cleaning belts formed in the shape of a Mobius strip; installation rollers around which the cleaning belts rotate; a support frame that supports the installation rollers so that an angle is formed between a width direction of the cleaning belt and an arrangement direction of the nozzles; a moving unit for moving the support frame in the arrangement direction of the nozzles; and a rotational drive unit for rotationally driving the installation rollers. The cleaning belts clean the liquid discharge head by adsorbing attached liquid via contact with the liquid discharge head.