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(11) EP 0 936 072 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/33

(21) Application number: 99250026.4

(22) Date of filing: 23.01.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/165
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.01.1998 JP 1234098

(71) Applicant: NEC Corporation
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tanaka, Koichi c/o NEC Niigata, Ltd.
    Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata (JP)

(74) Representative: Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff 
Grubesallee 26
22143 Hamburg
22143 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Wiper structure


(57) The present invention provides a wiper structure capable of reducing parts costs as well as uniformly cleaning away. The wiper structure includes a spatula-shaped ink absorption/holding body (7) causing the capillary phenomenon and having on its one surface an absorption-reduced wall (7a ) having reduced ink absorption ability.






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