EP 0451846 A3 19920108 - CAPPING MECHANISM FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
Title (en)
CAPPING MECHANISM FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 9597690 A 19900411
- JP 20871690 A 19900806
- JP 20871790 A 19900806
- JP 20871890 A 19900806
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0451846A2] A suction recovery device of ink jet recording apparatus (100) comprises a cap (35) which can contact with or separate from a face formed with discharge ports for recording by discharging the ink, said cap (35) communicating to a suction system for performing the suction recovery through said discharge ports via said cap (35), said cap having a groove portion (35b) for guiding ink, and formed of an elastic material integrally with an ink communication member for communicating to said suction system via a suction port (35c) provided on an inner wall of said cap, and said suction system having a cylinder (24) and a piston (28) reciprocating within said cylinder, and having disposed ink absorbing member (242) in an ink exhaust portion (24b) within said cylinder. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/16508 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4506277 A 19850319 - TERASAWA KOJI [JP]
- [A] US 4819012 A 19890404 - KIYOHARA TAKEHIKO [JP], et al
- [A] US 4600931 A 19860715 - TERASAWA KOJI [JP]
- [A] US 4510510 A 19850409 - TERASAWA KOJI [JP]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 11, no. 140 (M-586) 08 May 1987; & JP-A-61 277 456 (HIROHARU) 08 December 1986
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 11, no. 330 (M-636) 28 October 1987; & JP-A-62 111 751 (TOSHIYUKI) 22 May 1987
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0451846 A2 19911016; EP 0451846 A3 19920108; EP 0451846 B1 19960710; DE 69120711 D1 19960814; DE 69120711 T2 19970109
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91105793 A 19910411; DE 69120711 T 19910411