Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-01
2008-07-01
Hsieh, Shih-Wen (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
C347S030000, C347S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07393080
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a head part having a jet opening part configured to jet ink, a moisture retention cap configured to maintain moisture by covering the jet opening part, and a suction part configured to suction ink situated at the jet opening part. A suction cap having the suction part is provided separately from the moisture retention cap. The image forming apparatus includes a shutter member configured to open or close an opening part of the suction cap. The shutter member comes in contact with a perimeter of an edge part forming the opening part of the suction cap in a case where the shutter member is closed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5896143 (1999-04-01), Matsui et al.
patent: 2002-361905 (2002-12-01), None
patent: 2003-1832 (2003-01-01), None
patent: 2003-1839 (2003-01-01), None
Cooper & Dunham LLP
Hsieh Shih-Wen
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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