INK JET RECORDER AND CAPPING DEVICE

摘要

PURPOSE:To avoid the staining of the front face of head side when squeezing ink by shaping the cross-section of an ink absorbent into a nearly rhombic form and providing a beveled portion on the lower corners of the front face. CONSTITUTION:The front and back faces of absorbents 44 through 47 of a nearly rhombic form are in parallel with the front face side of a head element. The upper and lower faces of them are also inclined to become lower toward farther side from the head side and are parallel with each other. Beveled portions 44a through 47a are formed on the lower corners of the front faces of the absorbents 44 through 47. When squeezing ink, bleeding ink does not adhere to the head side and staining can be prevented because the beveled portions 44a through 47a are formed on the lower corners of the front face of the absorbents 44 through 47 and also because the bleeding ink is away from the head side. The bleeding ink will drop under gravity.