Ink jet recording apparatus and cleaning portion of such...

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2005-07-05

2005-07-05

Meier, Stephen D. (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S023000, C347S030000, C347S032000, C347S033000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06913340

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an ink jet recording apparatus which can maintain stable recording quality by adequately removing ink remaining on discharge ports during cleaning processing of a recording head, and a cleaning mechanism portion for such a recording apparatus. After a carriage enters into a cleaning mechanism portion and a recording head is capped by a cap, when the carriage is further shifted in an advancing direction in a capping condition, one end of the cap is opened.

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