Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2008-02-12

2011-12-13

Peng, Charlie (Department: 2883)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S042000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08075088

ABSTRACT:
A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body; a page-width inkjet head unit capable of ejecting fluid droplets without substantially moving the page-width inkjet head unit while forming an image on a medium to be recorded on; a maintaining and recovering unit maintaining and recovering a function of a nozzle of the page-width inkjet head unit; and an engaging unit for engaging the page-width inkjet head unit and the maintaining and recovering unit together as a single unit when the page-width inkjet head unit and the maintaining and recovering unit are removed from the apparatus main body as a single unit.

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