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Ink jet recording apparatus having easy-access recording medium conveyance route
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-02-13
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Granted: 1992-11-24
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Expires: 2011-02-13
Abstract
Abstract An ink jet recording apparatus which records on a recording medium by discharging ink on a recording medium. The ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink jet recording head which discharges ink to record on a recording medium, a conveyance route which leads the recording medium in the exhaust direction passing above the recording head, and a cap which covers the discharge ports of the recording head provided below the ink jet recording head.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumihiko Watanabe
- 👤 Atsushi Saito
- 👤 Akio Okubo
- 👤 Yasuyuki Shinada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 20:50
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/135; B41J2/165; B41J2/16585; B41J2/16505; B41J2/16508; B41J2/16517; B41J2/1652; B41J2/16523
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which records on a recording medium by discharging ink on a recording medium, comprising: ink discharge means having an ink discharge port for discharging ink to record on the recording medium; conveyance means for conveying the recording medium along a conveyance route a cap member for covering the discharge port to maintain an ink discharge state of said ink discharge means; and an ink storing member for storing ink discharged from the ink discharge port, wherein said ink discharge means, said cap member and said ink storing member are disposed vertically in that order from top to bottom, and the conveyance route of the recording medium is provided above said ink discharge means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which records on a recording medium by discharging ink on a recording medium, comprising: ink discharge means having an ink discharge port for discharging ink to record on the recording medium; conveyance means for conveying the recording medium along a conveyance route a cap member for covering the discharge port to maintain an ink discharge state of said ink discharge means; and an ink storing member for storing ink discharged from the ink discharge port, wherein said ink discharge means, said cap member and said ink storing member are disposed vertically in that order from top to bottom, and the conveyance route of the recording medium is provided above said ink discharge means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink discharge means is capable of engaging with said cap member by rotating downwardly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink discharge means is of a full-line type, in which a plurality of discharge ports are formed over an entire width of a recording area of the recording medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink discharge means discharges in by utilizing heat energy, and is equipped with an electro-thermal converter to generate said heat energy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said ink discharge means is a facsimile apparatus equipped with a manuscript reader.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
137 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which records on a recording medium by discharging ink on a recording medium, comprising: ink discharge means having an ink discharge port for discharging ink to record on the recording medium; an ink storing member for storing ink to be supplied to said ink discharge means; a cap member for covering the ink discharge port to maintain an ink discharge state of said ink discharge means, said cap member being provided above said ink storing member; a support section for supporting said ink discharge means in a position at which a discharge recovery operation is performed with said cap member, said support section being provided above said cap member; and conveyance means for conveying the recording medium along a conveyance route, wherein the conveyance route is provided above said ink discharge means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
137 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which records on a recording medium by discharging ink on a recording medium, comprising: ink discharge means having an ink discharge port for discharging ink to record on the recording medium; an ink storing member for storing ink to be supplied to said ink discharge means; a cap member for covering the ink discharge port to maintain an ink discharge state of said ink discharge means, said cap member being provided above said ink storing member; a support section for supporting said ink discharge means in a position at which a discharge recovery operation is performed with said cap member, said support section being provided above said cap member; and conveyance means for conveying the recording medium along a conveyance route, wherein the conveyance route is provided above said ink discharge means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ink discharge means is capable of engaging with said cap member by rotating downwardly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ink discharge means is of a full-line type, in which a plurality of discharge ports are formed over an entire width of a recording area of the recording medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ink discharge means discharges ink by utilizing heat energy, and is equipped with an electrothermal converter to generate said heat energy.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ink discharge means is a facsimile apparatus equipped with a manuscript reader.
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