18811341. MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS (KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.)
MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS
Organization Name
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Inventor(s)
Takashi Somete of Osaka-shi (JP)
MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18811341 titled 'MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A maintenance device includes a cap, an air supply port, an air discharge port, and a suppression member. The cap covers a nozzle surface of an inkjet head. The air supply port and the air discharge port are provided in the cap. The suppression member is provided between the nozzle surface and the air supply port, and has a first gap from the air supply port and a second gap from the nozzle surface. The suppression member has a plurality of through-holes penetrating from a side of the air supply port to a side of the air discharge port at a position not facing the air supply port. The through-holes have the same diameter. The closer the through-holes are to the air discharge port, the higher a density of the through-holes is.