RECORDING DEVICE

摘要

A recording device including a recording head, a tank, a valve capable of being switched between an open state where ink is supplied from the tank to the recording head and a closed state where the ink is not supplied, a cap covering a discharge port surface, a pump configured to make a pressure of an inside of the cap negative, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information on an atmospheric pressure of an environment where the recording device is placed, and a control unit configured to perform a suction operation of sucking the ink from the discharge port surface by driving the pump when the valve is in the closed state, making the pressure of the inside of the cap negative, and then switching the valve to the open state and to control the suction operation based on the acquired information.

主权项

1. A recording device comprising:
a recording head having a discharge port surface having a plurality of discharge ports that allow ink to be discharged therethrough; a tank for storing the ink to be supplied to the recording head; a valve capable of being switched between an open state where the ink is supplied from the tank to the recording head and a closed state where the ink is not supplied from the tank to the recording head; a cap that covers the discharge port surface; a pump configured to make a pressure of an inside of the cap negative in a state where the cap covers the discharge port surface; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information on an atmospheric pressure of an environment where the recording device is placed; and a control unit configured to perform a suction operation of sucking the ink from the discharge port surface by driving the pump when the valve is in the closed state, making the pressure of the inside of the cap negative, and then switching the valve to the open state, wherein the control unit controls the suction operation based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit.