| 摘要 |
A waste-ink collecting apparatus comprises a collection box retaining an absorptive member for absorbing waste inks, a holding case for retaining the collection box in a detachable manner, a nozzle unit rotatably attached to the holding case and a housing for rotatably accommodating the holding case. The nozzle unit has a waste-ink nozzle for disposing waste ink and an air-discharge nozzle for discharging ink mist. When the collection box is installed in the holding case, a pressure surface placed in the holding case is pressed by the collection box via an opening in the holding case and the nozzle unit is rocked against the urging force of an a spring, setting the individual nozzles to a waste position where waste ink and ink mist can be disposed. When the collection box is pulled out of the holding case, the nozzle unit is rocked by the urging force of the a spring, setting the individual nozzles to a standby position where waste ink and ink mist cannot be disposed.
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