Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Maintenance unit and ink-jet recording apparatus therewith
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Application No.: US16675962Application Date: 2019-11-06
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Publication No.: US10766263B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Yuzo Onishi
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@62ca057a
- Main IPC: B41J2/165
- IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract:
A maintenance unit includes a wiper for wiping off ink on a recording head and a wiper carriage. A holding metal plate holds the wiper and includes a communication portion which connects together an upper space and a lower space. The communication portion has an ink guide member. The ink guide member has an upper opening and a lower opening. The length of the upper opening in the direction perpendicular to the wiping direction is larger than the length of an ink ejection face. The length of the communication portion is smaller than the length of the ink ejection face.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200156379A1 MAINTENANCE UNIT AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS THEREWITH Public/Granted day:2020-05-21
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