(19)
(11) EP 1 184 182 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/40

(21) Application number: 01121091.1

(22) Date of filing: 03.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
 B41J 2/14(2006.01)

(54)

Ink jet recording system and method of preserving recording head

Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungssystem und Schutzverfahren für Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungskopf

Système d'enregistrement par jets d'encre et procédé de préservation d'une tête d'enregistrement

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 04.09.2000 JP 2000267814

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10

(73) Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Asaki, Noriyasu, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Kigami, Hiroyuki, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Ozaki, Teruo, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Tajima, Hiroki
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 594 124
EP-A- 0 953 614
US-A- 6 062 390
 EP-A- 0 819 529
EP-A- 0 956 961
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 07, 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29) & JP 2000 108493 A (SEIKO EPSON CORP), 18 April 2000 (2000-04-18)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 08, 6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) & JP 2000 127442 A (CANON INC), 9 May 2000 (2000-05-09)
   
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