Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-15
2008-07-15
Meier, Stephen D. (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
C347S031000, C347S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10809365
ABSTRACT:
In purge processing, ink ejected from a head weeps from a cap unit due to weight of the ink during the movement of a maintenance unit to a retraction position. Then, the ink is absorbed into a primary recovery portion mounted on a movable body. When the maintenance unit reaches the retraction position, the primary recovery portion comes into contact with an ink absorber of the secondary recovery portion so that the ink migrates from the primary recovery portion to the secondary recovery portion due to a capillary phenomenon. Also, when the maintenance unit moves to a maintenance position, the primary recovery portion comes into contact with an ink absorber of the secondary recovery portion so that the ink migrates from the primary recovery portion to the secondary recovery portion due to a capillary phenomenon.
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Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-092245 Office Action issued Sep. 26, 2006.
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Meier Stephen D.
Mruk Geoffrey
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