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EP0375407A2
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Recovery mechanism of an ink jet recording apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-12-20
Abstract
Abstract An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a cleaning member (17) for cleaning the discharge port surface of a recording head (9), comprises moving means for moving the recording head; stopping means for stopping the recording head in the cleaning region with the cleaning member (17); a cleaning mechanism which enables cleaning only in the direction which is the crossing direction relative to the moving direction of the recording head by said moving means and directed from the upper portion to the lower portion of the cleaning region; and an ink absorber (19) provided on the downstream side of the cleaning member with respect to the direction directed from the upper portion to the lower portion, integrally with and adjacent to the cleaning member.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirofumi Hirano
- 👤 Hitoshi Canon Moeginoryo Sugimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:24
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/165; B41J2/16505; B41J19/00; B41J19/18; B41J19/20; B41J2/16508; B41J2/16517; B41J2/1652; B41J2/16523; B41J2/16532; B41J2/16535; B41J2/16538; B41J2/16544; B41J2/16547; B41J2/17; B41J2/175; B41J2/17596; B41J29/00; B41J29/38; B41J2/16541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 89
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a cleaning member for cleaning the discharge port surface of a recording head, comprising: moving means for moving said recording head; stopping means for stopping said recording head in the cleaning region with said cleaning member; a cleaning mechanism which enables cleaning only in the direction which is the crossing direction relative to the moving direction of the recording head by said moving means and directed from the upper portion to the lower portion of said cleaning region; and an ink absorber provided on the downstream side of said cleaning member with respect to said direction directed from the upper portion to the lower portion, integrally with and adjacent to said cleaning member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a cleaning member for cleaning the discharge port surface of a recording head, comprising: moving means for moving said recording head; stopping means for stopping said recording head in the cleaning region with said cleaning member; a cleaning mechanism which enables cleaning only in the direction which is the crossing direction relative to the moving direction of the recording head by said moving means and directed from the upper portion to the lower portion of said cleaning region; and an ink absorber provided on the downstream side of said cleaning member with respect to said direction directed from the upper portion to the lower portion, integrally with and adjacent to said cleaning member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said ink absorber is a member which absorbs the ink liquid droplets discharged from said recording head at the position opposed to said recording head and also absorbs the ink cleaned with said cleaning member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 1, which is equipped with an ink receiving member which is provided on the main body of said ink jet recording head and with which said cleaning member and said ink absorber can contact.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said cleaning region corresponds to the reversal position of movement according to recording of said recording head with said moving mechanism.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head, a cleaning member for cleaning the discharge port surface of said recording head and an ink absorber for absorbing the ink discharged from said recording head, comprising: a moving mechanism which moves said recording head in a reciprocal fashion for recording; means for moving said ink absorber to the ordinary position opposed to the reversal position in the reciprocal movement of said recording head, and to the retreated position downward side of said opposed position; said cleaning member being a cleaning blade integrated with said ink absorber adjacent to the upper portion of said ink absorber; ink discharging being effected from said recording head after said recording has stopped at said reversal position on discharge recovery of said recording head, and cleaning being performed by moving said cleaning blade downward integrally with said ink absorber after completion of said ink discharging.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head, a cleaning member for cleaning the discharge port surface of said recording head and an ink absorber for absorbing the ink discharged from said recording head, comprising: a moving mechanism which moves said recording head in a reciprocal fashion for recording; means for moving said ink absorber to the ordinary position opposed to the reversal position in the reciprocal movement of said recording head, and to the retreated position downward side of said opposed position; said cleaning member being a cleaning blade integrated with said ink absorber adjacent to the upper portion of said ink absorber; ink discharging being effected from said recording head after said recording has stopped at said reversal position on discharge recovery of said recording head, and cleaning being performed by moving said cleaning blade downward integrally with said ink absorber after completion of said ink discharging.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein said ink jet recording apparatus has a blade retreating means which makes said cleaning blade under the state brought down toward the absorber side during retreat from the retreated position of said ink absorber to the above ordinary position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 5, which is equipped with an ink receiving member which is provided on the main body of said ink jet recording head and with which said cleaning member and said ink absorber can contact.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein said recording head has a heat energy generating member for formation of ink liquid droplets relative to an ink channel and performs recording by driving of the heat energy generating member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
120 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a means for performing a treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by permitting ink to be discharged through said discharge port, comprising a cap member covering over the surface of said recording head having said discharge port formed thereon during said treatment, and said cap member being provided with a spherical seal portion formed integrally on the non-opposed surface side with the surface of said recording head and an ink channel for leading out said discharged ink by communicating said seal portion and the opposed surface side of the surface of said recording head.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
120 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a means for performing a treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by permitting ink to be discharged through said discharge port, comprising a cap member covering over the surface of said recording head having said discharge port formed thereon during said treatment, and said cap member being provided with a spherical seal portion formed integrally on the non-opposed surface side with the surface of said recording head and an ink channel for leading out said discharged ink by communicating said seal portion and the opposed surface side of the surface of said recording head.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 9, wherein said means is equipped with a pump for sucking in order to effect said discharging, and a cap lever having a spherical shape corresponding to the spherical surface of said seal portion and provided with a pressing portion capable of contacting said seal portion, and having an ink channel to said pump formed internally thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 10, which is equipped with an urging means which presses said seal portion and said cap member by urging said cap lever toward said discharge port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 10, said ink channel and the ink channel from said pump to the member for storing waste ink are all formed by combination of the channels formed internally of the construction members.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
145 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein the discharge port forming surface of said recording head is a discharge port forming surface having a stepped difference, and in carrying out said treatment, said apparatus has an elastic cap member which covers over the discharge port surface of said recording head having said discharge port formed thereon, and said cap member is provided with a spherical seal portion formed integrally on the non-opposed surface side with the surface of said recording head and an ink channel for leading out said discharged ink by communicating said seal portion and the opposed surface side of the surface of said recording head.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
145 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein the discharge port forming surface of said recording head is a discharge port forming surface having a stepped difference, and in carrying out said treatment, said apparatus has an elastic cap member which covers over the discharge port surface of said recording head having said discharge port formed thereon, and said cap member is provided with a spherical seal portion formed integrally on the non-opposed surface side with the surface of said recording head and an ink channel for leading out said discharged ink by communicating said seal portion and the opposed surface side of the surface of said recording head.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said recording head has an electrothermal transducer as the discharging energy generating element for discharging ink.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
105 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port onto a recording medium, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein a waste ink holding member for holding said discharged ink is provided within a conveying means for conveying said recording medium, and also a waste ink guide member having a discharging portion for discharging ink primarily to the central region in the lengthy direction of said holding member by passing internally through said waste ink holding member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
105 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port onto a recording medium, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein a waste ink holding member for holding said discharged ink is provided within a conveying means for conveying said recording medium, and also a waste ink guide member having a discharging portion for discharging ink primarily to the central region in the lengthy direction of said holding member by passing internally through said waste ink holding member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 15, wherein said conveying means is a roller, and an absorber as said waste ink holding member is filled in the space inside of said roller.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 15, wherein said roller is a platen roller.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 15, wherein said waste ink guide member has directional fibers having fibers in the waste ink guide direction.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 18, wherein said directional fibers are compressed fibers with short fibers partially overlapped on one another.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 18, wherein the waste ink guide member provided with said directional fibers is directly connected to the ink discharging portion of the pump for sucking ink from the recording head.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
76 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port onto a recording medium, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein directional fibers having fibers arranged in the waste ink guide direction are provided in the waste ink conveying route to the waste ink holding member of said means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
76 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port onto a recording medium, and a means for performing treatment which makes good the discharging state of said recording head by discharging ink through said discharge port, wherein directional fibers having fibers arranged in the waste ink guide direction are provided in the waste ink conveying route to the waste ink holding member of said means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 21, wherein said waste ink conveying route is a waste ink holding member within the conveying means for conveying the recording medium from the pump for sucking ink from the recording head and thereafter.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
38 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 22, wherein the waste ink guide member provided with said directional fibers is directly connected to the ink discharging portion of the pump for sucking ink from the recording head.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
102 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and a suction means for sucking said ink through said cap, wherein said cap is constituted of a closed cap portion having no communication port to outside and a cap portion for suction communicating to said suction means adjacent to each other.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
102 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and a suction means for sucking said ink through said cap, wherein said cap is constituted of a closed cap portion having no communication port to outside and a cap portion for suction communicating to said suction means adjacent to each other.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 24, wherein said closed cap portion and said cap portion for suction each perform said contact/release as accompanied with movement of said carrier.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
122 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the discharge port of said recording head, and a means for pressing said cap against the discharge port, wherein said cap has a closed cap portion having no communication to outside and a cap portion for suction having a connecting port which receives suction with a suction pump for restoration adjacent to each other, and the region where said cap contacts said recording head during covering of said discharge port with said cap for suction is smaller than the region where said cap contacts said recording head during covering of said discharge port with said closed cap portion.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
122 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the discharge port of said recording head, and a means for pressing said cap against the discharge port, wherein said cap has a closed cap portion having no communication to outside and a cap portion for suction having a connecting port which receives suction with a suction pump for restoration adjacent to each other, and the region where said cap contacts said recording head during covering of said discharge port with said cap for suction is smaller than the region where said cap contacts said recording head during covering of said discharge port with said closed cap portion.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 26, wherein said recording head has an electrothermal transducer as the element for generating discharging energy for discharging ink.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 26, wherein the discharge port of said recording head is eccentric toward said closed cap portion side rather than at the center of the discharge port surface.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
122 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and a wiping member for wiping the surface of said recording head, wherein said wiping member is arranged at a position to be overlapped on said cap, capable of movement to wipe the surface of said recording head by positioning in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to retreat from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
122 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and a wiping member for wiping the surface of said recording head, wherein said wiping member is arranged at a position to be overlapped on said cap, capable of movement to wipe the surface of said recording head by positioning in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to retreat from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 29, wherein a porous cleaning member for cleaning adherents adhered on said wiping member is provided, and said cleaning is performed through contact between said wiping member and said cleaning member as accompanied with said retreating movement.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 29, wherein the movement of said positioning and the movement of said retreating are performed as accompanied with the movement of said carrier.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
119 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and an ink receiving member for receiving ink liquid droplets discharged from said recording head, wherein said ink receiving member is arranged at a position to be overlapped on said cap, capable of movement to be positioned in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to retreat from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
119 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, and an ink receiving member for receiving ink liquid droplets discharged from said recording head, wherein said ink receiving member is arranged at a position to be overlapped on said cap, capable of movement to be positioned in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to retreat from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 32, wherein said ink receiving member is equipped with a porous receiving member for receiving the ink received, and said receiving is performed through contact between said ink receiving member and said receiving member as accompanied with said retreating movement.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 32, wherein said positioning movement and said retreating movement are performed as accompanied with the movement of said carrier.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
182 words
An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, an ink receiving member for receiving ink liquid droplets discharged from said recording head, and a wiping member for wiping the surface of said recording head wherein said ink receiving member and said wiping member are each arranged at a position to be overlapped with said cap, said ink receiving member is capable of movement to be positioned in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to be retreated from said position during contact of said cap, and said wiping member is capable of movement to wipe the surface of said recording head by positioning in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to be retreated from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus mounted with a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink and equipped with a carrier movable through the recording region with said recording head and the region adjacent to said recording region, a cap capable of contact/release relative to the surface having formed said discharge port formed thereon arranged along said adjacent region, an ink receiving member for receiving ink liquid droplets discharged from said recording head, and a wiping member for wiping the surface of said recording head wherein said ink receiving member and said wiping member are each arranged at a position to be overlapped with said cap, said ink receiving member is capable of movement to be positioned in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to be retreated from said position during contact of said cap, and said wiping member is capable of movement to wipe the surface of said recording head by positioning in front of said cap during release of said cap, and movement to be retreated from said position during contact of said cap.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording head according to Claim 35, wherein said recording head has an electrothermal transducer as the discharging energy generating element for discharging ink.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
78 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a suction pump which makes good the ink discharging state by sucking ink from said discharge port, wherein said suction pump has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion through said cylinder, and has an elastic porous member as the inner layer as viewed from the sliding portion between said piston and said cylinder.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
78 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a suction pump which makes good the ink discharging state by sucking ink from said discharge port, wherein said suction pump has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion through said cylinder, and has an elastic porous member as the inner layer as viewed from the sliding portion between said piston and said cylinder.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 37, wherein a solid layer during formation of the inner layer of said piston is arranged with said elastic porous member at the sliding portion of said piston to said cylinder.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 37, wherein the continuous fine porous member forming the main body of said piston is a continuously foamed urethane foam.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 37, wherein the piston shaft for reciprocal movement of said piston has flange portions for pressing said piston during said reciprocal movement arranged on both sides of said piston with a distance exceeding the shaft direction length of said piston, and an ink channel is formed in the shaft between said flange portions.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a suction pump which makes good the ink discharging state by sucking ink from said discharge port, wherein said suction pump has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion through said cylinder, and has an elastic porous member as the inner layer as viewed from the sliding portion between said piston and said cylinder, and also said piston has a solid layer on the ink suction side to perform negative pressure formation an ink circuit channel formation.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head which performs recording by discharging ink through a discharge port and a suction pump which makes good the ink discharging state by sucking ink from said discharge port, wherein said suction pump has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion through said cylinder, and has an elastic porous member as the inner layer as viewed from the sliding portion between said piston and said cylinder, and also said piston has a solid layer on the ink suction side to perform negative pressure formation an ink circuit channel formation.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording with equipment of a head for discharging ink corresponding to recording information and a carriage which moves said head in a predetermined direction, wherein a lead screw which moves said carriage by use of a plurality of lead grooves provided in spiral shape at the peripheral surface as the delivering means, and a regulating member joined to the end of said lead screw and also, except for one lead groove of said plurality of lead grooves into which driving members for said carriage are fitted, having members for impeding egress and ingress of said driving members for said carriage provided as faced to the ends of other lead grooves are provided.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording with equipment of a head for discharging ink corresponding to recording information and a carriage which moves said head in a predetermined direction, wherein a lead screw which moves said carriage by use of a plurality of lead grooves provided in spiral shape at the peripheral surface as the delivering means, and a regulating member joined to the end of said lead screw and also, except for one lead groove of said plurality of lead grooves into which driving members for said carriage are fitted, having members for impeding egress and ingress of said driving members for said carriage provided as faced to the ends of other lead grooves are provided.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 42, wherein there is provided a rotation transmission means which drives a capping mechanism by closing and opening the cap covering over the discharge port surface of said head through a gear integrally with said regulating member with the progress of said driving members into the grooves provided on said regulating members through the lead grooves not regulated by said nail member.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 42, wherein said gear is provided integrally with said regulating member.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a carriage which moves in the main scanning direction with an ink jet head having a discharge port for discharging ink mounted thereon, wherein a lead screw for moving said carriage in a reciprocal fashion, a cap member arranged so as to enable capping over the surface where the discharge port of said head is arranged, a driving means for attaching and detaching of said cap member relative to said head, a sucking means for creating a negative pressure with said cap member and a means for capping said cap member over said head by transmitting the rotation of said lead screw in the process of said carriage penetrating from the recording region to the non-recording region to said driving means and also actuating said sucking means are provided.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a carriage which moves in the main scanning direction with an ink jet head having a discharge port for discharging ink mounted thereon, wherein a lead screw for moving said carriage in a reciprocal fashion, a cap member arranged so as to enable capping over the surface where the discharge port of said head is arranged, a driving means for attaching and detaching of said cap member relative to said head, a sucking means for creating a negative pressure with said cap member and a means for capping said cap member over said head by transmitting the rotation of said lead screw in the process of said carriage penetrating from the recording region to the non-recording region to said driving means and also actuating said sucking means are provided.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus of the serial system which performs recording by scanning a head in the column direction and ink recovery operation in the non-recording region, wherein the carriage having said head mounted thereon is moved with the use of a lead screw, and the pitches of said lead screw are made different between the recording region and the vicinity of the home position.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus of the serial system which performs recording by scanning a head in the column direction and ink recovery operation in the non-recording region, wherein the carriage having said head mounted thereon is moved with the use of a lead screw, and the pitches of said lead screw are made different between the recording region and the vicinity of the home position.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 46, wherein a lead groove corresponding to the recording region is provided in said lead screw, and said vicinity of home position is constituted by combination of separate parts.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 46, wherein said lead screw is freely rockable in the thrust direction, and said carriage moves in the thrust direction through reaction when said carriage stops against the stopper at the home position.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording with equipment of a carriage for moving a head discharging ink corresponding to recording information and a capping mechanism which performs discharge restoration by capping a cap over the discharging surface of said head by association with reaching of said carriage to the non-recording region, wherein said cap has mounting members of said cap on the movable member for moving said cap so as to be rockable up and down, and right and left.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording with equipment of a carriage for moving a head discharging ink corresponding to recording information and a capping mechanism which performs discharge restoration by capping a cap over the discharging surface of said head by association with reaching of said carriage to the non-recording region, wherein said cap has mounting members of said cap on the movable member for moving said cap so as to be rockable up and down, and right and left.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 49, wherein a rib by use of an elastic material is provided so as to be adherable onto the capping surface of said cap.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus, comprising a recording head, a carrier for mounting said recording head and moving said recording head, a motor for generating a driving force for moving said carrier, a transmission means for transmitting the driving force generated by said motor to said carrier, a supporting means for supporting rockably said motor, and an urging means which effects engagement between said motor and said transmission means by urging said rocking in a predetermined direction.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus, comprising a recording head, a carrier for mounting said recording head and moving said recording head, a motor for generating a driving force for moving said carrier, a transmission means for transmitting the driving force generated by said motor to said carrier, a supporting means for supporting rockably said motor, and an urging means which effects engagement between said motor and said transmission means by urging said rocking in a predetermined direction.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said supporting means has a constitution with the rotational shaft arranged at a position eccentrically from the rotatable shaft position of said motor being axially supported freely rotatably at the fixed part of said motor.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said urging means is a coil spring.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said motor comprises a pulse motor.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said transmission means is constituted of a lead screw engaged with said carrier and a belt means for transmitting the rotation of said motor to said lead screw.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein the line connecting the rotational center of said lead screw to the rotational center of said motor forms an angle of about 40° to 50° with respect to the vertical direction when said recording apparatus is placed horizontally.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said motor is equipped with a balancer at the fixed part of said motor.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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A recording apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said recording head has an ink discharge port.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a cap member which covers over the discharge port surface of a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink arranged thereon, thereby closing said discharge port to outside and maintaining the ink within said discharge port under a predetermined state, which performs actuation of covering said cap member by moving relatively said cap member and said recording head, wherein an adhesive member including the space near the discharge port closed by said covering actuation and forming a space with invariable internal pressure through said covering actuation as accompanied with the actuation of said cap member.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a cap member which covers over the discharge port surface of a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink arranged thereon, thereby closing said discharge port to outside and maintaining the ink within said discharge port under a predetermined state, which performs actuation of covering said cap member by moving relatively said cap member and said recording head, wherein an adhesive member including the space near the discharge port closed by said covering actuation and forming a space with invariable internal pressure through said covering actuation as accompanied with the actuation of said cap member.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 59, wherein said space with invariable pressure is formed by no deformation of said space as accompanied with the covering actuation of said cap member.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 59, wherein said adhering member is an adhesion pad mounted on said cap member and constituting the site for forming said space of a difficultly deformable member and other sites of an elastic member, said difficultly deformable member being protruded from the site of said cap member in contact with said discharge port surface when covering over said discharge port surface.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 59, wherein said cap member has a site arranged on said adhering member, and a hole portion communicated to the sucking means for suction of ink.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 59, wherein said recording head discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
150 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with an ink suction pump which performs discharge recovery treatment for maintaining the ink within the discharge port under a predetermined state by sucking ink from the discharge port of a recording head, wherein said ink suction pump is an ink suction pump which has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion relative to said cylinder therein and performs suction of said ink and discharge of said sucked ink as accompanied with said reciprocal movement, an annular contact portion forming a route for said discharge, which, in the actuation according said suction, blocks the route for discharging said ink, and maintains a predetermined interval by separation in the actuation according said discharge, is provided at either the end surface of said piston or the end surface of the pushing member which pushes said end surface in the actuation of said suction.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
150 words
An ink jet recording apparatus equipped with an ink suction pump which performs discharge recovery treatment for maintaining the ink within the discharge port under a predetermined state by sucking ink from the discharge port of a recording head, wherein said ink suction pump is an ink suction pump which has a cylinder and a piston moving in a reciprocal fashion relative to said cylinder therein and performs suction of said ink and discharge of said sucked ink as accompanied with said reciprocal movement, an annular contact portion forming a route for said discharge, which, in the actuation according said suction, blocks the route for discharging said ink, and maintains a predetermined interval by separation in the actuation according said discharge, is provided at either the end surface of said piston or the end surface of the pushing member which pushes said end surface in the actuation of said suction.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
99 words
An ink suction pump having a cylinder and a piston which moves in a reciprocal fashion relative to said cylinder therein, which performs suction of ink and discharge of said ink sucked, wherein an annular contact portion forming a route for said discharge, which, in the actuation according said suction, blocks the route for discharging said ink, and maintains a predetermined interval by separation in the actuation according said discharge, is provided at either the end surface of said piston or tne end surface of the pushing member which pushes said end surface in the actuation of said suction.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
99 words
An ink suction pump having a cylinder and a piston which moves in a reciprocal fashion relative to said cylinder therein, which performs suction of ink and discharge of said ink sucked, wherein an annular contact portion forming a route for said discharge, which, in the actuation according said suction, blocks the route for discharging said ink, and maintains a predetermined interval by separation in the actuation according said discharge, is provided at either the end surface of said piston or tne end surface of the pushing member which pushes said end surface in the actuation of said suction.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
47 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 64 or an ink suction pump according to Claim 65, wherein said annular contact portion is a rib provided on the end surface of said piston concentrically with said end surface, and the cross-section of said rib is semicircular.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
48 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 64 or an ink suction pump according to Claim 65, wherein said annular contact portion is a rib provided on the end surface of said pushing member concentrically with said end surface, and the cross-section of said rib is semicircular.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
19 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to Claim 64, wherein said recording head discharges ink by utilizing heat energy.
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