MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

Abstract: a maintenance device a maintains a head unit including inkjet heads. the maintenance device includes a plurality of caps, an air supply port and an air discharge port, one recovery part, and a plurality of air supply parts. the caps are provided for the inkjet heads, and attached on nozzle surfaces of the inkjet heads. the air supply port and the air discharge port are provided for the cap. the recovery part recovers air through the air discharge ports of all the caps. the supply parts are provided for the caps, and supply a humidified air generated by humidifying the air recovered by the recovery part, to the air supply ports. the supply parts are arranged around the recovery part. in the cap, the air discharge port is provided on a side of the recovery part, and the air supply port is provided on a side of the supply part.

Inventor(s): Takashi SOMETE, Yiquan NIE

CPC Classification: B41J2/16507 ({integral with the printhead})

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