| 摘要 |
A cap mechanism for use with an ink jet head including a cap member for covering the ink jet head provided with nozzles on the front end face thereof, caps formed on the cap member to fit onto the nozzles and a suction pump communicated with the caps to suck ink in the nozzles, characterized by a means for moving the cap member to and from the ink jet head, a means for driving the suction pump to suck the ink in the nozzles through the caps, and a clutch means for selectively rendering the cap member moving means and the pump driving means operative through a driving source.
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