JP6938185B2 - メンテナンス装置及び液体吐出装置 - Google Patents
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Description
以下に、本願出願の当初の特許請求の範囲に記載された発明を付記する。
(1)
液体を吐出する液体吐出ヘッドに設けられた第1のノズルに対向する第1の吸引口を有する第1の吸引部と、前記液体吐出ヘッドに設けられた第2のノズルに対向する第2の吸引口を有する第2の吸引部と、を有する吸引ヘッドを備える、メンテナンス装置。
(2)
前記第1の吸引口と、前記第2の吸引口との間に配置された排出口を有し前記排出口から前記液体吐出ヘッドの前記第1のノズルと前記第2のノズルとの間に気体を噴射する排気部を備える、(1)記載のメンテナンス装置。
(3)
前記吸引ヘッドの前記第1の吸引部及び前記第2の吸引部は吸引ポンプに接続され、 前記吸引ヘッドは、前記液体吐出ヘッドに対して、前記液体吐出ヘッドの複数の前記第1のノズルが並ぶノズル列の方向に沿って、相対移動する、(2)記載のメンテナンス装置。
(4)
前記吸引ヘッドの前記液体吐出ヘッド側の表面は、前記前記液体吐出ヘッドのノズル面に対向配置されるとともに前記第1の吸引口及び前記第2の吸引口が配されたサクション面と、前記サクション面の前記列方向の両側において前記液体吐出ヘッドから退避する方向に傾斜した傾斜面と、を備える、(3)に記載のメンテナンス装置。
(5)
(1)乃至(4)のいずれか記載のメンテナンス装置と、
複数の第1のノズルを有する第1ノズル列と、複数の前記第2のノズルを有する第2ノズル列とが形成されたノズルプレートを備える液体吐出ヘッドと、
を備える液体吐出装置。
Claims (4)
- 液体を吐出する液体吐出ヘッドに設けられた第1のノズルに対向する第1の吸引口を有する第1の吸引部と、前記液体吐出ヘッドに設けられた第2のノズルに対向する第2の吸引口を有する第2の吸引部と、前記第1の吸引口と前記第2の吸引口との間に配置された排出口を有し前記排出口から前記液体吐出ヘッドの前記第1のノズルと前記第2のノズルとの間に気体を噴射する排気部と、を有する吸引ヘッドを備える、メンテナンス装置。
- 前記吸引ヘッドの前記第1の吸引部及び前記第2の吸引部は吸引ポンプに接続され、
前記吸引ヘッドは、前記液体吐出ヘッドに対して、前記液体吐出ヘッドの複数の前記第1のノズルが並ぶノズル列の方向に沿って、相対移動する、請求項1に記載のメンテナンス装置。 - 前記吸引ヘッドの前記液体吐出ヘッド側の表面は、前記前記液体吐出ヘッドのノズル面に対向配置されるとともに前記第1の吸引口及び前記第2の吸引口が配されたサクション面と、前記サクション面の前記ノズル列の方向の両側において前記液体吐出ヘッドから退避する方向に傾斜した傾斜面と、を備える、請求項2に記載のメンテナンス装置。
- 請求項1乃至3のいずれか記載のメンテナンス装置と、
複数の第1のノズルを有する第1ノズル列と、複数の前記第2のノズルを有する第2ノズル列とが形成されたノズルプレートを備える液体吐出ヘッドと、
を備える液体吐出装置。
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