EP3085537A1 - Liquid discharging apparatus - Google Patents
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- Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the moving region 18 and the airflow receiving chamber 13 of the carriage 6 which are parts of the recording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example.
- Figs. 10A and 10B are schematic front views illustrating the moving region 18 and the airflow receiving chamber 13 of the carriage 6 which are parts of the recording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example.
- Fig. 10A is a view illustrating airflows W1 in the moving region 18 and the airflow receiving chamber 13 of the carriage 6 when the carriage 6 is moved in a direction B1 of the reciprocating direction B
- Fig. 10B is a view illustrating airflows W2 in the moving region 18 and the airflow receiving chamber 13 of the carriage 6 when the carriage 6 is moved in a direction B2 of the reciprocating direction B.
- Example 1 configuration members common to those of Example 1 and Example 2 are illustrated by the same numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.
- the airflow receiving chamber 13 includes a capturing portion 17 which is capable of capturing mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the discharging portion 7. Therefore, the mist moved from the moving region 18 of the carriage 6 can be captured and recovered by the capturing portion 17.
- the airflow receiving chamber 13 is capable of exhausting the air. Therefore, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of the carriage 6 can be efficiently received in the airflow receiving chamber 13.
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- The present invention relates to a liquid discharging apparatus.
- In the related art, a liquid discharging apparatus which discharges liquid such as ink onto a medium such as a recording medium is disclosed. In such a liquid discharging apparatus, there is a case in which mist of the liquid is attached to and remains in a discharging portion, or the like of the liquid and the medium is polluted by the mist dropping on the medium. For this reason, a technology in which attaching the mist to the discharging portion, or the like of the liquid is suppressed is disclosed. For example, in
JP-A-2004-237691 JP-A-2014-195887 JP-A-2004-237691 JP-A-2014-195887 - In the liquid discharging apparatus including the carriage that includes the discharging portion discharging the liquid onto the medium and that is capable of being moved in a reciprocating direction, if a large amount of the mist of the liquid is present in the moving region of the carriage, there is a case in which the mist is attached to the medium or a case in which an accuracy of discharging is deteriorated because the mist is attached to the discharging portion, and a quality (for example, recording quality) of the medium to which the liquid is discharged is deteriorated.
- Here, the liquid discharging apparatus, which is disclosed in
JP-A-2004-237691 JP-A-2014-195887 - An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the discharging portion is moved with a simple configuration from a moving region of a carriage, which includes a discharging portion discharging liquid onto a medium, and can be moved in the reciprocating direction.
- According to a first aspect of the invention, a liquid discharging apparatus includes a carriage that includes a discharging portion discharging liquid onto a medium and that is capable of being moved in the reciprocating direction, a case body that covers a moving region of the carriage, and an airflow receiving chamber that receives airflow generated by reciprocation of the carriage.
- In the recording device according to a second aspect of the invention, the airflow receiving chamber may extend in the reciprocating direction and includes receiving parts of the airflow at both ends of the reciprocating direction.
- In the recording device according to a third aspect of the invention, the airflow receiving chamber may include a capturing portion which is capable of capturing mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the discharging portion.
- In the recording device according to a fourth aspect of the invention, the capturing portion may be a filter in which a part thereof is fixed to an inside of the airflow receiving chamber and is capable of changing a posture thereof by the airflow.
- In the recording device according to a fifth aspect of the invention, the airflow receiving chamber may be capable of exhausting the air.
- In the recording device according to a sixth aspect of the invention, the airflow receiving chamber may include a back-flow preventing portion.
- In the recording device according to a seventh aspect of the invention, an airflow inflow portion that is provided on the moving region in reciprocation of the carriage, and is capable of flowing-in the airflow through a path different from the airflow receiving chamber may be provided.
- According to the invention, the mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the discharging portion can be moved with a simple configuration from the moving region of the carriage which includes the discharging portion discharging the liquid onto the medium and can be moved in the reciprocating direction.
- Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 3 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a carriage of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 5 is a schematic plan view illustrating the carriage of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 6 is a schematic front view illustrating the carriage of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 7 is a schematic side view illustrating the carriage of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a recording mechanism of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Figs. 10A and 10B are schematic front views illustrating the recording mechanism of the recording apparatus of Example 1 of the invention. -
Figs. 11A and 11B are schematic front views illustrating a recording mechanism of a recording apparatus of Example 2 of the invention. -
Figs. 12A and 12B are schematic front views illustrating a recording mechanism of a recording apparatus of Example 3 of the invention. -
Figs. 13A and 13B are schematic front views illustrating a recording mechanism of a recording apparatus of Example 4 of the invention. - Hereinafter, a recording apparatus according to an example as a liquid discharging apparatus of the invention will be described in detail with reference to attached drawings.
- First, an outline of a recording apparatus 1 according to Example 1 of the invention will be described.
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Fig. 1 andFig. 2 are schematic perspective views of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. In addition,Fig. 3 is a perspective side sectional view of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. Also,Fig. 2 illustrates a state in which a part of a configuration member, such as acase body 12 is removed so as to easily describe an inside of the recording apparatus 1. - The recording apparatus 1 of the example includes a
transportation mechanism 3 which transports a recording medium in a transportation direction A by an adhesive belt 2 (endless belt) supporting the recording medium as a medium on a supporting surface attached with an adhesive. In addition, a feeding portion (not illustrated) is included therein which is capable of setting the recording medium of a roll type and feeding the recording medium to thetransportation mechanism 3. In addition, arecording mechanism 4 is included therein which performs recording by reciprocating acarriage 6 including a recording head 7 (refer toFig. 4 ) as a discharging portion to a transportation region of the recording medium by thetransportation mechanism 3 in a reciprocating direction B intersecting with the transportation direction A of the recording medium. Further, a winding mechanism (not illustrated) is included therein, which is capable of winding the recording medium on which recording is performed in therecording mechanism 4. - The
transportation mechanism 3 of the example includes theadhesive belt 2 which mounts and transports the recording medium fed from the feeding portion, adriving roller 8 which moves theadhesive belt 2, and a followingroller 9. The recording medium is attached to and mounted on a supporting surface of theadhesive belt 2. - However, an endless belt as a transportation belt is not limited to the adhesive belt. For example, an electrostatically attracting endless belt may be used.
- Moreover, the recording apparatus 1 of the example includes the
transportation mechanism 3 having such a configuration; however, it is not limited to the transportation mechanism having such a configuration, and may have a configuration in which the recording medium is transported by being supported with a movable supporting tray, or the like, or a configuration in which the recording medium is transported by a pair of rollers, or the like. Also, a so called flatbed type recording apparatus may be used, which performs recording by fixing the recording medium to the supporting portion and moving therecording head 7 to a fixed recording medium. - The
recording mechanism 4 includes a carriage motor 30 (refer toFig. 8 ) which reciprocates thecarriage 6 including therecording head 7 capable of discharging ink (liquid) in the reciprocating direction B. - The recording apparatus 1 of the example performs recording by reciprocally scanning the
carriage 6 including therecording head 7 at the time of recording; however, during record-scanning (during moving of carriage 6), thetransportation mechanism 3 allows transportation of the recording medium to stop. When expressed in a different manner, at the time of recording, reciprocal scanning of thecarriage 6 and transportation of the recording medium are alternately performed. That is, at the time of recording, corresponding to reciprocal scanning of thecarriage 6, thetransportation mechanism 3 intermittently transports the recording medium (theadhesive belt 2 is intermittently moved). - Moreover, a
rail 10a extending in the reciprocating direction B is provided on apipe 11a constituting a frame portion of the recording apparatus 1 of the example, and arail 10b extending in the reciprocating direction B is provided on apipe 11b constituting the frame portion of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. In addition, bearing portions (not illustrated) are received in therail 10a and therail 10b, and thus, thecarriage 6 of the example is guided to move in the reciprocating direction B by therail 10a and therail 10b. - In addition, as illustrated in
Fig. 3 , therecording mechanism 4 of the example is divided into a movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, anairflow receiving chamber 13 to be described later, and acable accommodating portion 36 which accommodates cables, or the like for transmitting data and signals to thecarriage 6 by thecase body 12 and awall portion 16. Also, by such a configuration, the mist, which is generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 in the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, can be moved to theairflow receiving chamber 13, and an invasion of the mist into thecable accommodating portion 36 is suppressed. - Next, the
carriage 6 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example will be described. -
Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 illustrates schematic views of thecarriage 6 of the example. Among these,Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of thecarriage 6 of the example,Fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of thecarriage 6 of the example,Fig. 6 is a schematic front view of thecarriage 6 of the example, andFig. 7 is a schematic side view of thecarriage 6 of the example. - Moreover, in the
carriage 6 of the example, sub-carriages 5 including a plurality of the recording heads 7 are provided in multiple (six), andFig. 4 andFig. 5 are perspective views illustrating an arrangement of the plurality of recording heads 7 provided in each of thesub-carriages 5. - As illustrated in
Fig. 5 andFig. 6 , the plurality (six) ofsub-carriages 5 can be detachable to thecarriage 6 of the example. As illustrated inFig. 4 andFig. 5 , in each of thesub-carriages 5, the plurality of recording heads 7 are alternately arranged from each other (staggered). Moreover, in addition to the plurality of recording heads 7, a substrate, and the like are provided in each of thesub-carriages 5, and as illustrated inFig. 6 , asub-carriage fan 21 for cooling the substrate is provided therein. - Since the
sub-carriage fan 21 suppresses an increase of a temperature inside thesub-carriage 5 by sending (blowing) the air to an inside of thesub-carriage 5, when there is mist of the ink in the vicinity of thesub-carriage fan 21, the mist is sent to the inside of thesub-carriage 5, and thus there is a concern that the mist is attached to the substrate, and the like. - For this reason, in the recording apparatus 1 of the example, in order to suppress attaching of the mist to the substrate, and the like, as described above, the mist can be moved from the moving
region 18 of thecarriage 6 to theairflow receiving chamber 13. - In addition, a
frame type portion 37, which is for suppressing the mist of the ink discharged from therecording head 7 from flying up and the mist from becoming attached to thesub-carriage 5, is provided. Theframe type portion 37 functions as a separator which suppresses flying-up of the mist with respect to a region where the mist near therecording head 7 is profuse and keeps a region above the sub-carriage 5 in a state where the mist is small. - Further, air
current generation portions carriage fan 20 is respectively provided are provided in an outside of theframe type portion 37 in the reciprocating direction B. When expressed in a different manner, in the aircurrent generation portions frame type portion 37 in the reciprocating direction B, thecarriage fan 20, which generates air current toward an openingportion 40 provided at an upstream side of the transportation direction A, is provided in the vicinity of anopening portion 39 which is provided at a downstream side of the transportation direction A. - Here, the
carriage 6 of the example drives thecarriage fan 20, thereby making it possible to move the mist to a position (upstream side of transportation direction A) which does not overlap with therecording head 7 in a movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 when seen in the reciprocating direction B, by a control of thecontroller 23, during recording (during discharging the ink from therecording head 7 while moving thecarriage 6 in the reciprocating direction B). - Such a
carriage 6 of the example is provided with theframe type portion 37 and the aircurrent generation portions - Next, an electrical configuration in the recording apparatus 1 of the example will be described.
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Fig. 8 is a block diagram of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. - In the
controller 23, aCPU 24 which controls the entire recording apparatus 1 is provided. TheCPU 24 is connected to aROM 26 which stores various programs, and the like executed by theCPU 24 and aRAM 27 which is capable of temporary storing data through asystem bus 25. - In addition, the
CPU 24 is connected to ahead driving portion 28 for driving therecording head 7 through thesystem bus 25. - In addition, the
CPU 24 is connected to amotor driving portion 29, which is for driving thecarriage motor 30, atransportation motor 31, a feedingmotor 32, a windingmotor 33, acarriage fan motor 19, and asub-carriage fan motor 22, through thesystem bus 25. - Here, the
carriage motor 30 is a motor for moving thecarriage 6 including therecording head 7. In addition, thetransportation motor 31 is a motor for driving the drivingroller 8. In addition, the feedingmotor 32 is a driving motor of the feeding portion for feeding the recording medium which is set in a feeding portion (not illustrated) to thetransportation mechanism 3. In addition, the windingmotor 33 is a driving motor for driving a winding mechanism (not illustrated) which is for winding the recording medium on which recording is performed. In addition, thecarriage fan motor 19 is a motor for driving thecarriage fan 20. Also, thesub-carriage fan motor 22 is a motor for driving thesub-carriage fan 21. - Further, the
CPU 24 is connected to an input andoutput portion 34 through thesystem bus 25, and the input andoutput portion 34 is connected to a PC 35 for performing transmitting and receiving of data such as recording data and a signal. - Next, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 which is a main part of the recording apparatus 1 of the example will be described. - Here,
Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the movingregion 18 and theairflow receiving chamber 13 of thecarriage 6 which are parts of therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. In addition,Figs. 10A and 10B are schematic front views illustrating the movingregion 18 and theairflow receiving chamber 13 of thecarriage 6 which are parts of therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example. Moreover,Fig. 10A is a view illustrating airflows W1 in the movingregion 18 and theairflow receiving chamber 13 of thecarriage 6 when thecarriage 6 is moved in a direction B1 of the reciprocating direction B, andFig. 10B is a view illustrating airflows W2 in the movingregion 18 and theairflow receiving chamber 13 of thecarriage 6 when thecarriage 6 is moved in a direction B2 of the reciprocating direction B. - As illustrated in
Fig. 9 , in the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, thecarriage 6 of the example is capable of moving thecarriage 6 in a moving range R1 from the position P1 to the position P2 in the reciprocating direction B. Also, the recording apparatus 1 of the example includes acase body 12 which covers the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, and includes theairflow receiving chamber 13 which is capable of receiving the airflow W1 pushed from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 by moving thecarriage 6 in the direction B1 as illustrated inFig. 10A . Moreover, theairflow receiving chamber 13 is also capable of receiving the airflow W2 pushed from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 by moving thecarriage 6 in the direction B2 as illustrated inFig. 10B . - That is, the recording apparatus 1 of the example includes the
carriage 6 which includes therecording head 7 discharging the ink onto a recording medium and can be moved in the reciprocating direction B and theairflow receiving chamber 13 which receives the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocating thecarriage 6. - For this reason, since the recording apparatus 1 of the example has such a configuration, that is, a simple configuration in which the
airflow receiving chamber 13 is included, the mist generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 can be moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 using the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated due to reciprocation of thecarriage 6. - Moreover, as in the recording apparatus 1 of the example, "covering the moving
region 18 of thecarriage 6" means that other parts may be covered when at least the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 is covered, but it does not need to be covered in a sealed state. - In addition, as illustrated in
Figs. 10A and 10B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of the example extends in the reciprocating direction B, and a receivingport 49 of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 is provided on both ends of the reciprocating direction B. That is, with such a configuration, theairflow receiving chamber 13 of the example can receive the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 from the receivingports 49 of both ends in the moving directions B1 and B2 of both sides in the reciprocating direction B. For this reason, the mist generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 can be efficiently moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6. - In addition, as illustrated in
Fig. 9 to Fig. 10B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of the example includes a capturingportion 17, which is capable of capturing the mist generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 in the vicinity of the receivingports 49 of both ends in the reciprocating direction B. Therefore, the mist moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 can be captured and recovered by the capturingportion 17. - Moreover, the capturing
portion 17 of the example is a filter which is capable of capturing the mist by transmitting the airflow and is configured to have a filter type which is fixed to theairflow receiving chamber 13; however, if the mist can be captured, a configuration of the capturingportion 17 is not particularly limited. Moreover, the filter described above is an absorbing member which is capable of absorbing the attached liquid. - Next, the recording apparatus according to Example 2 of the invention will be described.
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Figs. 11A and 11B are schematic perspective views illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 according to Example 2 of the invention.Fig. 11A corresponds toFig. 10A illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 according to Example 1, andFig. 11B corresponds toFig. 10B illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 according to Example 1. - Moreover, configuration members common to those of Example 1 are illustrated by the same numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.
- In the recording apparatus 1 of the example, only a configuration of the
airflow receiving chamber 13 which is a main part of the recording apparatus 1 of the example is different from the recording apparatus 1 of Example 1. - As illustrated in
Figs. 10A and 10B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of Example 1 is configured to have the capturingportion 17 which is a filter type fixed to airflow receivingchamber 13. - Meanwhile, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 of Example 2 is configured to have a plurality of flexible filters (absorbing members), in which a part (upper portion) thereof is fixed inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 and is hanging inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 as illustrated inFigs. 11A and 11B . For this reason, the capturingportion 17 of the example can change a posture thereof by the airflow W1 and the airflow W2, and does not shield the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6 inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13. That is, the recording apparatus 1 of the example efficiently receives the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 including the mist from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 in theairflow receiving chamber 13, and the mist can be captured and recovered in theairflow receiving chamber 13. - Moreover, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 of the example is configured to have the plurality of flexible filters in both end parts of the reciprocating direction B; however, it is not limited to such a configuration, and the flexible filters may be provided on the entirety of the inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13, for example, and flexible filters may be provided in which a center part in the reciprocating direction B has a density higher than that of both of the end parts thereof. - Next, a recording apparatus according to Example 3 of the invention will be described.
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Figs. 12A and 12B are schematic perspective views illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 according to Example 3 of the invention.Fig. 12A corresponds toFig. 10A illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the Example 1, andFig. 12B corresponds toFig. 10B illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the Example 1. - Moreover, configuration members common to those of Example 1 and Example 2 are illustrated by the same numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.
- The recording apparatus 1 of the example has a configuration of the
airflow receiving chamber 13, which is a main part of the recording apparatus 1 of the example, different from the recording apparatus 1 of Example 1 and Example 2. - As illustrated in
Figs. 10A and 10B , in theairflow receiving chamber 13 of Example 1, it is possible that the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 flows-in from the end portions of one side of the reciprocating direction B and the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 flows-out from the end portions of the other side of the reciprocating direction B. - Meanwhile, as illustrated in
Figs. 12A and 12B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of the example is connected to aduct 41 connected to the outside of the recording apparatus 1, and the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 can be exhausted through theduct 41. Moreover, only that point described above is different from the recording apparatus 1 of Example 1. For this reason, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 extruded from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 by moving thecarriage 6 is easily received, and the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6 can be efficiently received in aairflow receiving chamber 13. Naturally, Example 2 can be modified in a similar way. - Next, a recording apparatus according to Example 4 of the invention will be described.
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Figs. 13A and 13B are schematic perspective views illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 according to Example 3 of the invention.Fig. 13A corresponds toFig. 10A illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the Example 1, andFig. 13B corresponds toFig. 10B illustrating therecording mechanism 4 of the recording apparatus 1 of the Example 1. - Moreover, configuration members common to that of Example 1 to Example 3 are illustrated by the same numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.
- The recording apparatus 1 of Example 4 only has the configuration of the
airflow receiving chamber 13 which is a main part of the recording apparatus 1 of the example, and a part of the configuration of thecase body 12 are different from that the recording apparatus 1 of Example 1 to Example 3. - As illustrated in
Figs. 10A and 10B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of Example 1 to Example 3 includes the capturingportion 17 which is capable of capturing the mist generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7. - Meanwhile, as illustrated in
Figs. 13A and 13B , theairflow receiving chamber 13 of the example includes a back-flow preventing portion 42 instead of the capturingportion 17. For this reason, back-flowing of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 including the mist in the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 from theairflow receiving chamber 13 can be suppressed. - Moreover, the back-
flow preventing portion 42 of the example includes arotation shaft 43 of a direction along a transportation direction A, alid portion 44 which can be rotated in a rotation direction C around therotation shaft 43, and a regulatingmember 45 which regulates turning of thelid portion 44 in a direction from the inside toward the outside of theairflow receiving chamber 13. In addition, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 flow inside theairflow receiving chamber 13 by turning thelid portion 44 inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13, and flowing-out of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 to the outside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 is suppressed by regulating thelid portion 44 using the regulatingmember 45. However, a configuration of the back-flow preventing portion 42 is not particularly limited. In addition, of course, the capturingportion 17 may be provided inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13. - In addition, in the moving
region 18 of thecarriage 6 in thecase body 12 of the recording apparatus 1 of the example, anairflow inflow portion 46 in which airflow W3 and airflow W4 can flow therein through a path different from theairflow receiving chamber 13 is provided. That is, the recording apparatus 1 of the example is capable of generating the airflow W3 from the airflow W1 in a direction in an order of theairflow inflow portion 46, the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, and theairflow receiving chamber 13. For this reason, the recording apparatus 1 of the example is capable of efficiently moving the mist generated when the ink is discharged from therecording head 7 from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6. - Moreover, the
airflow inflow portion 46 of the example includes therotation shaft 47 along the transportation direction A and thelid portion 48 capable of being rotated in the rotation direction C around therotation shaft 47 as a reference Turning of thelid portion 48 from the inside of theairflow inflow portion 46 toward the outside is regulated by a part of thecase body 12. In addition, the airflow W3 and the airflow W4 flows-in on the inside of theairflow inflow portion 46 by turning thelid portion 48 inside of theairflow inflow portion 46, and flowing-out of the airflow W3 and the airflow W4 to the outside of theairflow inflow portion 46 is suppressed by regulating thelid portion 48 using a part of thecase body 12. However, a configuration of theairflow inflow portion 46 is not particularly limited. - Moreover, the invention is not limited to the above examples, and can be variously modified within a range of the invention disclosed in the claims. It is needless to say that these are also included in the range of the invention.
- Hitherto, the invention has been described on the basis of the specific examples. Here, an outline of the invention will be described again.
- The liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a first aspect of the invention includes the discharging
portion 7 which discharges the liquid onto a medium, thecarriage 6 which can be moved in the reciprocating direction B, thecase body 12 which covers the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6, and theairflow receiving chamber 13 which receives the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6. - According to the aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 which receives the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6 is provided. Therefore, with such a simple configuration with theairflow receiving chamber 13, the mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the dischargingportion 7 can be moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 using the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6. - Moreover, "covering the moving
region 18 of thecarriage 6" means that other parts may be covered when at least the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 is covered, but it does not need to be covered in a sealed state. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a second aspect of the invention according to the first aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 extends in the reciprocating direction B and includes the receivingports 49 of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 in the both ends of the reciprocating direction B. - According to the aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 extends in the reciprocating direction B and includes the receivingports 49 of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 at the both ends of the reciprocating direction B. That is, in the moving directions B1 and B2 of both sides in the reciprocating direction B, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 can be received from the receivingports 49 of the both sides. Therefore, the mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the dischargingportion 7 can be efficiently moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a third aspect of the invention according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 includes the capturingportion 17 which is capable of capturing the mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the dischargingportion 7. - According to the aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 includes a capturingportion 17 which is capable of capturing mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the dischargingportion 7. Therefore, the mist moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 can be captured and recovered by the capturingportion 17. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a fourth aspect of the invention according to the third aspect, the capturing
portion 17 is a filter in which a part thereof is fixed to the inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 and is capable of changing a posture thereof by the airflow W1 and the airflow W2. - According to the aspect, the capturing
portion 17 is a filter in which a part thereof is fixed to an inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 and is capable of changing a posture thereof by the airflow W1 and the airflow W2. Therefore, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6 inside of theairflow receiving chamber 13 are not shielded, that is, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 including the mist from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 are efficiently received in theairflow receiving chamber 13, and the mist can be captured and recovered in theairflow receiving chamber 13. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a fifth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 is capable of exhausting the air. - According to the aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 is capable of exhausting the air. Therefore, the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 generated by reciprocation of thecarriage 6 can be efficiently received in theairflow receiving chamber 13. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a sixth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first aspect to the fifth aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 includes the back-flow preventing portion 42. - According to the aspect, the
airflow receiving chamber 13 includes the back-flow preventing portion 42. Therefore, back-flowing of the airflow W1 and the airflow W2 including the mist from theairflow receiving chamber 13 to the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6 can be suppressed. - In the liquid discharging apparatus 1 of a seventh aspect of the invention according to the sixth aspect, an
airflow inflow portion 46 is further provided on the movingregion 18 in reciprocation of thecarriage 6, and is capable of allowing the airflow to flow therein through a path different from theairflow receiving chamber 13. - According to the aspect, an
airflow inflow portion 46 is provided on the movingregion 18 in reciprocation of thecarriage 6, and is capable of flowing-in the airflow W3 and the airflow W4 through a path different from theairflow receiving chamber 13. That is, the airflow W4 can be generated from the airflow W1 in a direction in an order of theairflow inflow portion 46, the movingregion 18 of the carriage, and theairflow receiving chamber 13. Therefore, the mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the dischargingportion 7 can be efficiently moved from the movingregion 18 of thecarriage 6. - The foregoing description has been given by way of example only and it will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the claims.
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- A liquid discharging apparatus (1) comprising:a carriage (6) that includes a discharging portion (7) for discharging liquid onto a medium and that is capable of being moved in a reciprocating direction (B);a case body (12) that covers a moving region (18) of the carriage; andan airflow receiving chamber (13) is arranged to receive an airflow generated by reciprocation of the carriage.
- The liquid discharging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the airflow receiving chamber extends in the reciprocating direction and includes receiving ports (49) of the airflow in both ends of the reciprocating direction. - The liquid discharging apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2,
wherein the airflow receiving chamber includes a capturing portion (17) which is capable of capturing mist generated when the liquid is discharged from the discharging portion. - The liquid discharging apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the capturing portion is a filter (17) in which a part thereof is fixed to the inside of the airflow receiving chamber and is capable of changing a posture thereof by the airflow. - The liquid discharging apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the airflow receiving chamber is capable of exhausting the air.
- The liquid discharging apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the airflow receiving chamber includes a back-flow preventing portion (42).
- The liquid discharging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:an airflow inflow portion (46) that is provided for the moving region by the reciprocation of the carriage, and is capable of allowing the airflow to flow therein through a path different from the airflow receiving chamber.
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