INKJET RECORDING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME

• Main Author: SHIMADA KOKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 18.02.2021
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

To perform wiping to the outer side of a discharge port surface to inhibit contamination of a recording medium.SOLUTION: An inkjet recording device includes: a recording head having a discharge port surface in which discharge ports for discharging an ink are arranged and a nozzle cover protruding to a position lower than the discharge port surface and disposed at the outer side of the discharge port surface; a wiper unit capable of wiping the discharge port surface and the nozzle cover; and a moving mechanism which moves the wiper unit along the discharge port surface. In the wiper unit, a cutout part is provided at a position that faces a step part between the discharge port surface and the nozzle cover when the wiper unit wipes while being moved by the moving mechanism.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】 吐出口面の外側までワイピングすることで記録媒体の汚染を抑制することができる。【解決手段】 インクを吐出する複数の吐出口が配列された吐出口面と、吐出口面より下方に突出し吐出口面の外側に配されるノズルカバーと、を有する記録ヘッドと、吐出口面とノズルカバーをワイピング可能なワイパユニットと、ワイパユニットを吐出口面に沿って移動させる移動機構と、を備え、ワイパユニットは、移動機構によって移動しながらワイピングする際に吐出口面とノズルカバーの間の段差部と対向する位置に切り欠き部が設けられている。【選択図】 図６