Brother kogyo kabushiki kaisha (20250108617). LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE
LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE
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brother kogyo kabushiki kaisha
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LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250108617 titled 'LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
a liquid discharge device includes: a head configured to discharge a liquid from a nozzle opening on a nozzle surface; a wiper configured to be brought into contact with the nozzle surface at a front surface of the wiper and be movable relative to the head in a first direction; a support portion configured to support at least a rear surface of the wiper and be movable relative to the wiper in a second direction intersecting the nozzle surface and the first direction; and a controller configured to: acquire an elapsed time from when the liquid is discharged from the nozzle; determine, based on the elapsed time, a first support position which is a position of the support portion in the second direction; and position the support portion at the determined first support position, and move the wiper relative to the head in the first direction.