JP7472574B2 - メンテナンス治具、液体を吐出する装置、ヘッド清掃方法、ユニット、液体を吐出するシステム - Google Patents
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液体を吐出するノズル列を有するノズル面を備えたヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取付け可能であり、
前記ヘッドの前記ノズル列を保護する保護部と、
前記ノズル列の短手方向において前記保護部に隣り合う開口部と、を有し、
前記ヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取り付けたときに、前記保護部の前記ノズル列の長手方向における端部は、前記長手方向における端部以外の部分よりも前記ノズル面との間隔が大きいことを特徴とするメンテナンス治具を前記ヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取付ける工程と、
前記開口部を介して前記ヘッドのノズル面を清掃する工程と、を行う構成とした。
11 キャリッジ
20 ヘッド(液体吐出手段)
21 ノズル
22 ノズル面
23(23a、23b) ノズル列
40 プラテン
400 布地
700 メンテナンス治具
701 枠体
701a、701b 枠部(壁部)
711 保護部
711a 対向部
712b 端部
712 開口部
Claims (8)
- 液体を吐出するノズル列を有するノズル面を備えたヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取付け可能であり、
前記ヘッドの前記ノズル列を保護する保護部と、
前記ノズル列の短手方向において前記保護部に隣り合う開口部と、を有し、
前記ヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取り付けたときに、前記保護部の前記ノズル列の長手方向における端部は、前記長手方向における端部以外の部分よりも前記ノズル面との間隔が大きいことを特徴とするメンテナンス治具を前記ヘッド又は前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取付ける工程と、
前記開口部を介して前記ヘッドのノズル面を清掃する工程と、を行う
ことを特徴とするヘッド清掃方法。 - 前記メンテナンス治具を取り付けたときに、前記保護部と前記ヘッドのノズル面との間に隙間が生じることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のヘッド清掃方法。
- 前記メンテナンス治具の前記開口部は、前記ヘッドの短手方向における前記ノズル面の端部に対向することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のヘッド清掃方法。
- 前記メンテナンス治具は、前記ヘッドの長手方向及び短手方向の少なくともいずれかにおいて、前記保護部の側方に壁部を有していることを特徴とする請求項1ないし3のいずれかに記載のヘッド清掃方法。
- 前記メンテナンス治具は、複数の前記ヘッドを保持する部材に取付け可能であり、
それぞれの前記ヘッドの前記ノズル列を保護する複数の前記保護部を備え、
複数の前記保護部の間に前記開口部を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1ないし4のいずれかに記載のヘッド清掃方法。 - 前記ノズル面の、前記保護部の前記ノズル列の長手方向における端部に対向する位置には、前記ノズルが配置されていないことを特徴とする請求項1ないし5のいずれかに記載のヘッド清掃方法。
- 前記メンテナンス治具の前記開口部は、前記ヘッドの複数のノズル列の間に対向することを特徴とする請求項1ないし6のいずれかに記載のヘッド清掃方法。
- 前記メンテナンス治具の前記開口部は、異なる色の液体を吐出するノズル列の間に対向することを特徴とする請求項1ないし5のいずれかに記載のヘッド清掃方法。
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