发明名称 |
INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS |
摘要 |
An ink jet printing apparatus is disclosed that can more appropriately clean the nozzle faces of line-type print heads. The apparatus includes: a print head having nozzle chips, each having nozzle arrays arrayed on a common chip mounting face of the print head; a first cleaning unit configured to wipe the chip mounting face including wiping nozzle faces of the nozzle chips; a second cleaning unit configured to suction the chip mounting face including suctioning nozzle faces; a moving mechanism configured to move the first and second cleaning units relative to the print head in a first cleaning direction and in a second cleaning direction opposite to the first cleaning direction; and a selection unit configured to select a cleaning unit to be used for cleaning in the first and second cleaning directions from the first and second cleaning units, respectively.
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申请公布号 |
US2012299996(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.11.29 |
申请号 |
US201213569344 |
申请日期 |
2012.08.08 |
申请人 |
KANO YUTAKA;KANDA HIDEHIKO;HIROSAWA SUSUMU;MURO KENTAROU;CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
发明人 |
KANO YUTAKA;KANDA HIDEHIKO;HIROSAWA SUSUMU;MURO KENTAROU |
分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
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