Image recording apparatus with wipe unit and nozzle...

Details Image recording apparatus with wipe unit and nozzle... Image recording apparatus with wipe unit and nozzle...

2007-01-09

2007-01-09

Meier, Stephen (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

C347S031000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10826951

ABSTRACT:
An image recording apparatus is disclosed having a recording head including a plurality of nozzles for jetting an ink and a maintenance unit for performing a maintenance operation to the nozzles. The maintenance unit includes an absorbing member to wipe an ink adhered to the nozzles and receive an ink residue purged from the nozzles during the maintenance operation.

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European Search Report for a EU application 04009561.4, mailed Jul. 18, 2005, 4 pgs.

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