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インクを貯留するインクタンクと、
前記インクタンクから前記記録ヘッドにインクを供給するインク流路と、
前記インク流路の開閉を行う弁と、
前記弁と前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に設けられたフィルタと、
前記ノズルの吐出口からインク吸引を行う際に前記吐出口を覆うように前記記録ヘッドに装着される吸引キャップと、
前記吸引キャップを介して前記吐出口からインクを吸引する吸引ポンプと、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路の少なくとも一部に、所定量の気泡が溜まる気泡貯留部と、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に気泡を注入して、前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む気泡注入手段とを備えることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。
備えることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 A recording head having nozzles for ejecting ink;
An ink tank for storing ink;
An ink flow path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the recording head;
A valve for opening and closing the ink flow path;
A filter provided in the ink flow path between the recording head and the valve,
A suction cap attached to the recording head so as to cover the discharge port when ink is sucked from the discharge port of the nozzle;
A suction pump for sucking ink from the discharge port through the suction cap;
At least a portion of the ink flow path between the filter and the recording head, and a bubble reservoir for a predetermined amount of air bubbles are accumulated,
An ink jet printer comprising: a bubble injection unit that injects bubbles into an ink flow path between the filter and the recording head, and sends the bubbles into the bubble storage unit .
An ink jet printer comprising:
インクを貯留するインクタンクと、
前記インクタンクから前記記録ヘッドにインクを供給するインク流路と、
前記インク流路の開閉を行う弁と、
前記弁と前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に設けられたフィルタと、
前記ノズルの吐出口からインク吸引を行う際に前記吐出口を覆うように前記記録ヘッドに装着される吸引キャップと、
前記吸引キャップを介して前記吐出口からインクを吸引する吸引ポンプと、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路の少なくとも一部に、所定量の気泡が溜まる気泡貯留部と、
前記吐出口に気泡を注入して、前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む気泡注入手段とを備えることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 A recording head having nozzles for ejecting ink;
An ink tank for storing ink;
An ink flow path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the recording head;
A valve for opening and closing the ink flow path;
A filter provided in an ink flow path between the valve and the recording head;
A suction cap attached to the recording head so as to cover the discharge port when ink is sucked from the discharge port of the nozzle;
A suction pump for sucking ink from the discharge port through the suction cap;
A bubble reservoir for storing a predetermined amount of bubbles in at least a part of the ink flow path between the filter and the recording head;
The discharge outlet by injecting bubbles, ink jet printer, characterized in that it comprises a bubble injection means for feeding the bubbles into the bubble reservoir.
インクを貯留するインクタンクと、
前記インクタンクから前記記録ヘッドにインクを供給するインク流路と、
前記インク流路の開閉を行う弁と、
前記弁と前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に設けられたフィルタと、
前記ノズルの吐出口からインク吸引を行う際に前記吐出口を覆うように前記記録ヘッドに装着される吸引キャップと、
前記吸引キャップを介して前記吐出口からインクを吸引する吸引ポンプと、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路の少なくとも一部に、所定量の気泡が溜まる気泡貯留部と、
前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む気泡注入手段と、
を備え、
前記気泡注入手段は、前記フィルタの全体を覆い前記フィルタを介して気泡を透過させるように、前記フィルタの上流側のインク流路に気泡を注入し、前記フィルタの下流側のインク流路に気泡を透過させて、前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む構成となっていることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 A recording head having nozzles for ejecting ink;
An ink tank for storing ink;
An ink flow path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the recording head;
A valve for opening and closing the ink flow path;
A filter provided in an ink flow path between the valve and the recording head;
A suction cap attached to the recording head so as to cover the discharge port when ink is sucked from the discharge port of the nozzle;
A suction pump for sucking ink from the discharge port through the suction cap;
A bubble reservoir for storing a predetermined amount of bubbles in at least a part of the ink flow path between the filter and the recording head;
Bubble injection means for sending bubbles into the bubble reservoir;
With
The bubble injection means, to transmit the bubbles through the filter covers the entire of the filter by injecting bubbles to the upstream side ink flow path of the filter, air bubbles in the ink flow path on the downstream side of the filter An ink jet printer characterized by being configured to transmit air bubbles into the air bubble storage portion.
インクを貯留するインクタンクと、
前記インクタンクから前記記録ヘッドにインクを供給するインク流路と、
前記インク流路の開閉を行う弁と、
前記弁と前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に設けられ、前記ノズルのノズル径よりも細かいフィルタと、
前記記録ヘッドの内部に気泡を注入する気泡注入手段と、
前記ノズルから前記記録ヘッドのインクを吸引する吸引手段と、
前記フィルタの上流側から下流側に前記気泡を透過させて前記記録ヘッドの内部に前記気泡を送り込むように、前記気泡注入手段による前記記録ヘッドの内部への気泡の注入、前記弁の開閉、及び、前記吸引手段による吸引を制御する制御手段と、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路の少なくとも一部に、所定量の気泡が溜まる気泡貯留部と、
を備え、
前記気泡注入手段は、前記ノズルの吐出口から気泡を注入して、前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む構成となっていることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 A recording head having nozzles for ejecting ink;
An ink tank for storing ink;
An ink flow path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the recording head;
A valve for opening and closing the ink flow path;
Provided in the ink flow path between the recording head and the valve, and fine filter than the nozzle diameter of the nozzle,
A bubble injection means for injecting bubbles into the recording head;
Suction means for sucking ink of the recording head from the nozzle;
To pump the bubble in the inner portion of the recording head from the upstream side by transmitting the bubble on the downstream side of the filter, bubble injection into the inner portion of the recording head according to the bubble injection means, opening and closing of the valve and, control means for controlling the suction by the suction means,
A bubble reservoir for storing a predetermined amount of bubbles in at least a part of the ink flow path between the filter and the recording head;
Equipped with a,
2. The ink jet printer according to claim 1, wherein the bubble injecting means is configured to inject bubbles from the discharge port of the nozzle and to send the bubbles into the bubble storing portion .
インクを貯留するインクタンクと、
前記インクタンクから前記記録ヘッドにインクを供給するインク流路と、
前記インク流路の開閉を行う弁と、
前記弁と前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路に設けられ、前記ノズルのノズル径よりも細かいフィルタと、
前記記録ヘッドの内部に気泡を送り込む気泡注入手段と、
前記ノズルから前記記録ヘッドのインクを吸引する吸引手段と、
前記フィルタの上流側から下流側に気泡を透過させて前記記録ヘッドの内部に気泡を送り込むように、前記気泡注入手段による前記記録ヘッドの内部への気泡の注入、前記弁の開閉、及び、前記吸引手段による吸引を制御する制御手段と、
前記フィルタと前記記録ヘッドとの間のインク流路の少なくとも一部に、所定量の気泡が溜まる気泡貯留部と、
を備え、
前記気泡注入手段は、前記フィルタの全体を覆い前記フィルタを介して気泡を透過させるように、前記フィルタの上流側のインク流路に気泡を注入し、前記フィルタの下流側のインク流路に前記気泡を透過させて、前記気泡貯留部に気泡を送り込む構成となっていることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタ。 A recording head having nozzles for ejecting ink;
An ink tank for storing ink;
An ink flow path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the recording head;
A valve for opening and closing the ink flow path;
Provided in an ink flow path between the valve and the recording head, a filter finer than the nozzle diameter of the nozzle;
A bubble injection means for sending bubbles into the recording head;
Suction means for sucking ink of the recording head from the nozzle;
Injecting bubbles into the inside of the recording head by the bubble injecting means, opening and closing the valve, and so as to transmit bubbles into the inside of the recording head by allowing bubbles to pass from the upstream side to the downstream side of the filter Control means for controlling suction by the suction means;
A bubble reservoir for storing a predetermined amount of bubbles in at least a part of the ink flow path between the filter and the recording head;
With
The bubble injection means, to transmit the bubbles through the filter covers the entire of the filter by injecting bubbles to the upstream side ink flow path of the filter, the ink flow path downstream of said filter An ink jet printer configured to transmit air bubbles to the air bubble storing portion while allowing air bubbles to pass through.
前記記録ヘッドの内部に気泡を注入する気泡注入ステップと、
前記気泡注入ステップによる前記気泡の注入後に、前記インクタンクと前記フィルタとの間に設けられた弁を閉じる弁閉動作ステップと、
前記記録ヘッドのインクを吐出する前記ノズルに吸引キャップを装着し、前記記録ヘッドの内部のインクを吸引するインク吸引ステップと、
前記インクの吸引後に前記弁を開く弁開動作ステップと、
を備えることを特徴とするインクジェットプリンタにおける気泡除去方法。 A method for removing bubbles in an ink jet printer for removing bubbles in a filter finer than a nozzle diameter of the nozzle provided between an ink tank for storing ink and a recording head having a nozzle for discharging ink,
A bubble injection step of injecting bubbles into the recording head;
A valve closing operation step of closing the valve provided between the after injection of the bubbles due to the bubble injection step, and said and said ink tank filter,
And ink suction step of the ink of the recording head ejects mounting the suction cap to the nozzle to suck the ink in the recording head,
A valve opening operation step of opening the valve after suction of the ink;
A method of removing bubbles in an ink jet printer, comprising:
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