摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing liquid supply mechanism capable of supplying washing liquid to a cap and also supplying washing liquid to a washing liquid tub for washing a wiper.SOLUTION: The washing liquid supply mechanism supplies washing liquid to the cap protecting an inkjet nozzle of an ink head and also supplies the washing liquid to the washing liquid tub for washing the wiper that wipes the bottom surface of the ink head. The mechanism includes: moving means for moving the ink head to position the cap and the wiper on a movement path; washing liquid supplying means arranged on the moving means for supplying to the cap and the washing liquid tub the washing liquid sent from a washing liquid storage part; open/close means arranged on the moving means and connected to the ejection part of the washing liquid supplying means, to be able to eject the washing liquid by opening the ejection part and unable to eject the washing liquid by closing the ejection part; and a dog member that is arranged at the vicinity where the cap and the wiper are positioned, and that, when the moving means moves, contacts the open/close means and opens the ejection part to bring into a state of ejecting the washing liquid. |