Global Patent Index - EP 0765752 A1

EP 0765752 A1 19970402 - Ink jet recording apparatus

Title (en)

Ink jet recording apparatus

Title (de)

Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät

Title (fr)

Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre

Publication

EP 0765752 A1 19970402 (EN)

Application

EP 96119105 A 19940311

Priority

  • EP 94103799 A 19940311
  • JP 7758493 A 19930311

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus which comprises a recording head (7) being communicated with an ink tank via an ink supply member and being responsive to a print signal for spouting ink drops from nozzle openings to recording paper (6), capping means (80) abutting against a front of said recording head (7) for holding the nozzle openings in an airtight state, suction means (13) for supplying negative pressure to said capping means (80) and sucking ink in said capping means (80) into a waste ink tank (30), and storage means for storing an ink spout recovery operation termination form indicating whether or not a sequence of ink spout recovery operation steps containing the suction operation terminates, wherein when power is turned on, data indicating the ink spout recovery operation termination form is read out and if it indicates that the operation sequence does not terminate, the ink spout recovery operation is again executed.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/165

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 2/1728 (2024.05); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0765753 A1 19970402; EP 0765753 B1 19990811; EP 0765751 A1 19970402; EP 0765751 B1 20000119; EP 0765752 A1 19970402; EP 0765752 B1 19990818

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96119120 A 19940311; EP 96119104 A 19940311; EP 96119105 A 19940311