18913794. LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
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TOMOYUKI Nagase of Kanagawa JP
LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18913794 titled 'LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a cap configured to cap a discharge port surface of a discharge head that discharges a liquid, an absorbent member provided in the cap so as to face the discharge port surface, a supply unit configured to supply the liquid to the absorbent member via a supply port provided in the cap, and a discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid absorbed in the absorbent member via an outlet port provided in the cap. The supply port is provided at a position higher than the outlet port. The supply port is provided at a position equal to or higher than a surface of the absorbent member in a thickness direction of the absorbent member.