Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2007-02-06

2007-02-06

Hsieh, Shih-wen (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S023000, C347S024000, C347S029000, C347S030000, C347S033000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10948185

ABSTRACT:
The image forming apparatus comprises: a line type recording head which is arranged so that a longitudinal direction thereof is substantially orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium; a suction pipe which is disposed in parallel with the recording head and connected to a suctioning device; a rotating body which is supported rotatably on an outer circumference of the suction pipe and has a first opening section and a second opening section; a platen which is arranged in the first opening section of the rotating body movably in parallel with the conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a cap member which is arranged in the second opening section of the rotating body and adapted to cap nozzles of the recording head, wherein the recording medium is suctioned onto the platen and parallelly moved along a conveyance path in a state where the first opening section of the rotating body is connected to the suction pipe.

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patent: 6471351 (2002-10-01), Ishikawa et al.
patent: 6824242 (2004-11-01), Silverbrook
patent: 2001-71521 (2001-03-01), None
patent: 2001-80145 (2001-03-01), None

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