Maintenance method for an ink-jet printhead

摘要

The printer has a conveyance mechanism conveying a record medium and ink-jet heads (2) with a nozzle face (2b), where a number of nozzles are arranged for ejecting ink onto the record medium. A driving mechanism moves an ink receiving part (30) of a maintenance unit (20) having protrusions (44), to receive the ink adhering to the nozzle face and then a wiping roller (41) to wipe up the ink adhering to the nozzle face. An independent claim is also included for a maintenance method of an ink-jet head.