Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus is provided which minimizes the amount of inks consumed for preventing the sedimentation of ejected inks on the platen ink absorber and which can effectively prevent the sedimentation of inks. To this end, a comparison is made between the ejected volume of easily sedimenting inks and the ejected volume of sedimentation restraining inks in terms of ink components. If the ejected volume of the sedimentation restraining inks is found not enough, a required amount of sedimentation restraining ink is additionally ejected.

Abstract: A printhead maintenance station includes a housing operatively positioned with respect to an ink ejection face to be maintained. The housing defines a pair of slots. A support arm has lugs at each end that are slidably received in respective slots. A support is mounted on the support arm. A pad is mounted on the support and is suitable for wiping ink. A motor is operatively mounted with respect to the housing. A pair of cams is rotatable by the motor and engaged with respective lugs such that the motor can slide the arms with respect to the housing, thereby moving the pad between a first operative position and a second, inoperative position.

Abstract: A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a jetting head unit which has a nozzle which jets droplets of a liquid, and a heat generating section, a suction port which is formed in the jetting head unit, and which opens near the nozzle, and a suction device which sucks air around the nozzle from the suction port, and cools down the heat generating section of the jetting head unit by the air which is sucked. Since the heat generating portion is cooled down by the air sucked from the suction port by the suction device, it is possible to reduce a possibility of the heat of the heat generating section being transferred to the jetting head unit, and destabilizing an operation of the jetting head unit. Moreover, since the suction port opens near the nozzle, it is possible to suck fine liquid droplets together with air around the nozzle.

Abstract: A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a line-shaped absorbing member that extends along a nozzle row and absorbs fluid ejected from nozzles, a head moving mechanism that moves a fluid ejecting head between a standby position and a flushing position, and an absorbing member moving mechanism that moves the absorbing member between the flushing position and the standby position. As the fluid ejecting head is moved from the standby position to the flushing position, the absorbing member is moved from the standby position to the flushing position.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including a fluid ejecting head that has a nozzle row made of a plurality of nozzles and ejects fluid from the nozzle row. The fluid ejecting apparatus includes a line-shaped absorbing member that is provided to extend along the nozzle row and absorbs the fluid ejected from the nozzles at a position opposite the nozzles, and a retraction unit that retracts the absorbing member from the position opposite the nozzles by abutting on the absorbing member. The absorbing member is positioned at the position opposite the nozzles when the retraction unit does not abut on the absorbing member.

Abstract: A first ink absorption member recovering the waste ink produced by the recovery operation of a record head is disposed on the top surface of the bottom surface portion of an inkjet recording apparatus. The top surface of the first ink absorption member is covered by a cover member, which is a member other than the member constituting the outer-casing portion of the apparatus and is installed in the bottom surface portion in the state of being detachably attached. At least a part of the first ink absorption member is made to be exchangeable by the attaching/the detaching of the cover member.

Abstract: A maintenance apparatus for a printhead, the apparatus having a first porous member for contacting the printhead to absorb fluid from the printhead; and a second porous member for contacting the first porous member to absorb fluid from the first porous member.

Abstract: A maintenance apparatus for a printhead, the apparatus having a rotatable shaft; a porous material about the shaft; and a mechanism for rotating the shaft so that the porous material rotates against the printhead, the porous material being configured to absorb fluid from the printhead during the rotation.

Abstract: A maintenance apparatus for a printhead, the apparatus having: a porous member for rotatably contacting the printhead to absorb particulates from the printhead; and a scraper for contacting the porous member to remove the absorbed particulates from the porous member during the rotation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a carriage movable in a main scanning direction in the image forming apparatus; a recording head mounted on the carriage to eject droplets; a maintenance unit disposed outboard of a recording area in the main scanning direction of the carriage and including a first liquid receptacle to collect droplets not used for image formation; a first space provided between the recording area and the maintenance unit; and a first sloped member provided at a side of the first space close to the maintenance unit. The sloped member has a sloped portion inclined downwardly from an upper side toward a lateral side close to the recording area to guide droplet mist generated by ejection of droplets from the head to a lower part of the first space with movement of the carriage from a position facing the maintenance unit to a position facing the recording area.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet printer and an inkjet printing method, which enable an ink that overflowed to the outside from the edge of a printing medium to be fully absorbed by a platen. More specifically, the present invention provides an inkjet printer, having a platen, which absorbs a pigment ink that overflows to the outside of a printing medium when edgeless printing is carried out on the printing medium by using an ink that employs a pigment as a colorant, moving a printing head along a guide shaft, and ejecting the pigment ink from the printing head, and also an inkjet printing method, wherein the platen is impregnated with a humecant, a base, and the like.

Abstract: A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head and a fluid receiver. The fluid ejecting head has an ejection face in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting fluid is formed. The ejection face is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. The fluid receiver receives the fluid discharged from the fluid ejecting head. The fluid receiver includes a holding portion that holds an absorbing member. The absorbing member absorbs the fluid. A fluid reservoir is formed in the fluid receiver. The fluid reservoir can contain the fluid, thereby offering a fluid-retaining function that is different from the retention of the fluid due to absorption by the absorbing member.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that has a conductive nozzle plate and discharges liquid from openings of the nozzle plate to recording material; an absorbing member that is arranged opposite the nozzle plate in a direction in which the liquid is discharged and has electrical conductivity to absorb liquid not attached to the recording material; an electrode member that is adjacent to a rear face of a face facing the nozzle plate in the absorbing member; and a potential difference generating means that generates a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the electrode member to electrically attract the liquid toward the electrode member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet printer and an inkjet printing method, which enable an ink that overflowed to the outside from the edge of a printing medium to be fully absorbed by a platen. More specifically, the present invention provides an inkjet printer, including a platen, which absorbs a pigment ink that overflows to the outside of a printing medium when edgeless printing is carried out on the printing medium by using an ink that employs a pigment as a colorant, moving a printing head along a guide shaft, and ejecting the pigment ink from the printing head, and also an inkjet printing method, wherein the platen is impregnated with a humecant, a base, and the like.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid onto a liquid ejection surface of an ejection target member; a scanning unit which scans the liquid ejecting head relative to the ejection target member; and a driving force transmission mechanism which transmits driving force of a rotary driving force source to the scanning unit through a belt, wherein a liquid absorbing material which absorbs and retains mists of a liquid floating in an inner space of the liquid ejecting apparatus is disposed on the belt.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes two liquid discharge heads, a wiper unit, and an actuating mechanism. Each of the two liquid discharge heads has a nozzle face on which at least one nozzle opening for discharging liquid is formed. The two liquid discharge heads are located so that the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads face each other. The wiper unit is pressed against each of the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads at a position at which the wiper unit is placed between the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads. The actuating mechanism reciprocally moves the wiper unit relatively along the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads.

Abstract: When a real absorption operation is performed many times as one maintenance operation, a starting position of a roller member when performing a real absorption operation is adjusted by performing an idle absorption operation on at least one side before and after each real absorption operation.

Abstract: A hand-held printer that includes an inkjet array having a plurality of inkjets is disclosed. The hand-held printer may include an inkjet cap sized to cooperatively engage the inkjet array, wherein the inkjet cap is movable between and open position and a closed position, and a plurality of wipers carried by the inkjet cap, wherein each of the plurality of wipers is configured to engage one of the plurality of inkjets as the inkjet cap moves from the open position to the closed position; and wherein each of the plurality of wipers includes a gasket configured to form a seal adjacent to one of the plurality of inkjets.

Abstract: A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head having nozzle rows formed by a plurality of nozzles, in which a fluid is ejected from the nozzle rows. The fluid ejecting apparatus includes a linear absorbing member which extends along the nozzle row, is installed so as to move from one side of the nozzle row to the other side, and absorbs the fluid ejected from the nozzles, the linear shaped absorbing member absorbing the fluid ejected from the nozzles, a running mechanism which runs the absorbing member from the one side of the nozzle row to the other side, a detection mechanism which detects a running speed of the absorbing member run by the running mechanism, and an adjustment unit which adjusts the running speed of the absorbing member run by the running mechanism based on the running speed of the absorbing member detected by the detection mechanism.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a platen, an absorption member, an electrode, a potential difference generating device. The liquid ejecting apparatus that adheres liquid, which is discharged from openings of a nozzle plate mounted on a liquid ejecting head, to a recording object. The potential difference generating device generates a difference in potential between the nozzle plate and the electrode by applying voltage to the electrode so as to form an electric field, whereby liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head is electrically attracted toward the electrode. In this manner, it is possible to prevent the electrode and the absorption member from being lifted using components of the existing platen body.

Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus is provided which can produce an image in good condition without contaminating the interior of the printing apparatus or the back of the print medium if the “marginless printing” using an ink that tends to coagulate is performed. To that end, a step is provided which applies to the ink absorber the coagulation inhibiting liquid that inhibits a colorant contained in the ink from coagulating. This suppresses the coagulation of the colorant on the surface of the absorber, allowing the colorant to quickly soak into the absorber. Therefore, the colorant is prevented from depositing on the absorber surface, alleviating the problems associated with the colorant deposit.

Abstract: A rotatable platen for use in an inkjet printing device. The platen is arranged to rotate about a rotational axis and has a functional outer surface around the rotational axis. The surface has first and second portions. The first portion is adapted to support print media during a printing operation. The second portion is a printhead servicing region, which includes a stationary ink absorbing member.

Abstract: A waste liquid collector is detachably mounted on a device including a discharge unit discharging a waste liquid and stores the waste liquid discharged from the discharge unit when the waste liquid collector is mounted on the device. The waste liquid collector includes: a waste liquid absorbing member which absorbs the waste liquid; and an opening through which the discharge unit is inserted or extracted mounting or detaching the waste liquid collector on or from the device in a state where the waste liquid absorbing member is received inside an inner space. The waste liquid absorbing member is provided with a contact portion which, when the discharge unit is inserted into the opening, comes in contact with the discharge unit so that the discharge unit is interposed therebetween in a direction perpendicular to insertion and extraction directions of the discharge unit.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that has a conductive nozzle plate and discharges liquid from openings of the nozzle plate to recording material; an absorbing member that is arranged opposite the nozzle plate in a direction in which the liquid is discharged and has electrical conductivity to absorb liquid not attached to the recording material; an electrode member that is adjacent to a rear face of a face facing the nozzle plate in the absorbing member; and a potential difference generating means that generates a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the electrode member to electrically attract the liquid toward the electrode member.

Abstract: A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a jetting head unit which has a nozzle which jets droplets of a liquid, and a heat generating section, a suction port which is formed in the jetting head unit, and which opens near the nozzle, and a suction device which sucks air around the nozzle from the suction port, and cools down the heat generating section of the jetting head unit by the air which is sucked. Since the heat generating portion is cooled down by the air sucked from the suction port by the suction device, it is possible to reduce a possibility of the heat of the heat generating section being transferred to the jetting head unit, and destabilizing an operation of the jetting head unit. Moreover, since the suction port opens near the nozzle, it is possible to suck fine liquid droplets together with air around the nozzle.

Abstract: A capping device provided in a liquid ejection apparatus having a liquid ejection head is provided. The liquid ejection head has a nozzle-forming surface in which a nozzle for ejection liquid is formed. The capping device includes a cap, a liquid absorber, and a fixing member. The cap is capable of contacting the liquid ejection head in such a manner as to encompass the nozzle. The liquid absorber is accommodated in the cap. The fixing member fixes the liquid absorber accommodated in the cap to the cap. The fixing member is arranged in the cap such that an upper end of the fixing member is at the same height as or lower than an upper surface of the liquid absorber.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including a fluid ejecting head which includes a nozzle surface having a plurality of opening ends of nozzles arranged thereon and ejects a fluid from the nozzles to a medium, the fluid ejecting apparatus being capable of performing a flushing process in which the fluid is ejected from the nozzles to an absorbing member absorbing the fluid, wherein the absorbing member is a linear member which extends along a nozzle row formed by arranging the plurality of nozzles in a line, and wherein the fluid ejecting apparatus further includes a first movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member between a flushing position facing the nozzles and a retreat position retreating from the nozzle surface in a direction opposite to the fluid ejecting direction.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which has nozzle rows formed by a plurality of nozzles and ejects a fluid to a medium; an absorbing member absorbs the fluid that is ejected from the nozzles during a flushing process, and is a linear member which extends along a nozzle row; a first movement mechanism which relatively moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the nozzle rows between a retreat position where the absorbing member retreats from the ejection direction of the fluid ejected from the nozzles and a flushing position where the absorbing member overlaps with the ejection direction; and an accommodating portion which is formed on the fluid ejecting head and accommodates the absorbing member at the retreat position.

Abstract: Embodiments of a biodegradable absorbent material in a permeable membrane are disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head ejecting liquid from nozzles thereof formed on a nozzle formation surface onto a target that is being transported; and a rotating member rotatably disposed opposite the nozzle formation surface, the rotating member having a supporting surface for supporting the target and an absorbing surface for absorbing the liquid ejected from the nozzle. The rotating member has such a configuration that a first maximum length from a rotational center to the absorbing surface is longer than a second maximum length from the rotational center to the supporting surface.

Abstract: A fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejection head configured to eject fluid from a plurality of nozzles; a medium supporting member configured to support a medium at a position opposing the fluid ejection head, a thread-type fluid absorbing member configured to absorb the fluid ejected from the nozzles; and a moving mechanism configured to cause the fluid absorbing member to move between a first position opposing the nozzles between the fluid ejection head and the medium supporting member and a second position farther from a nozzle surface of the fluid ejection head than a transporting area of the medium, wherein the fluid is ejected from the nozzles to the fluid absorbing member at the first position.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a linear absorbing member which is disposed so as to face two or more nozzle rows adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting an extension direction of the nozzle rows while extending from one end of the nozzle row in the extension direction and being reversed at the other end thereof and to be turned back in a manner of reciprocating at least once in the extension direction, and absorbs the fluid ejected from the nozzles; a first movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the nozzle row; and a second movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member while turning back the absorbing member so as to reciprocate at least once in the extension direction of the nozzle row.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a plurality of nozzle rows which is arranged in the direction intersecting the extension direction of nozzles; a linear absorbing member which is suspended while being parallel to the nozzle rows or inclined with respect to the nozzle rows at a predetermined angle; a first movement section which relatively moves at least one of the absorbing member and the nozzle rows in the direction intersecting the nozzle rows; and a control section which performs a flushing process in which a fluid is selectively ejected from the nozzles facing the absorbing member toward the absorbing member while moving the absorbing member using the first movement section.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that has a conductive nozzle plate and discharges liquid from openings of the nozzle plate to recording material; an absorbing member that is arranged opposite the nozzle plate in a direction in which the liquid is discharged and has electrical conductivity to absorb liquid not attached to the recording material; an electrode member that is adjacent to a rear face of a face facing the nozzle plate in the absorbing member; and a potential difference generating means that generates a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the electrode member to electrically attract the liquid toward the electrode member.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which includes a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles ejecting a fluid; a transportation device which transports a medium; and a linear fluid absorbing member which extends along the nozzle row and is relatively movable between a flushing position receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles and a retreat position retreating from a flying path of the fluid, wherein the fluid absorbing member is disposed between the fluid ejecting head and the medium at the flushing position and the retreat position, and wherein the fluid absorbing member is inclined at the retreat position with respect to an upstream end of the transportation direction of the medium onto which the fluid is ejected.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which includes a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles ejecting a fluid; a linear fluid absorbing member which extends along the nozzle row, and is movable between a position of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles and a position retreating from a flying path of the fluid; and a vibration suppressing member which damps vibration of the fluid absorbing member.

Abstract: Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which includes a plurality of nozzle rows formed of arranged nozzles ejecting a fluid onto a medium; linear fluid absorbing members which extend along the nozzle row, which are fewer in number than the nozzle rows, and which are disposed between the medium and the fluid ejecting head so as to absorb the fluid; and a movement mechanism which moves the fluid absorbing member to a position opposite the nozzle row by moving the fluid absorbing member relative to the fluid ejecting head.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has a nozzle forming surface on which nozzles for ejecting liquid are opened and which is provided so as to be inclined, a cleaning unit that executes a cleaning process of discharging liquid through the nozzles on the nozzle forming surface, and an absorbing member that is capable of absorbing the liquid and is arranged on a side position of the liquid ejecting head which is lower in the gravity direction in a direction of inclination of the nozzle forming surface.

Abstract: The method of forming an organic film includes: a pre-processing step including a plasma treatment step of carrying out plasma treatment to a surface of a base member, and an exposure processing step of exposing the surface of the base member that has undergone the plasma treatment, in an atmosphere containing at least water; an organic film formation step of thereafter forming an organic film on the surface of the base member using a silane coupling agent; and a post-processing step including a water vapor introduction step of holding the base member on which the organic film has been formed in an atmosphere containing at least water vapor, and a dehydration processing step of holding the base member in an atmosphere having a smaller presence of water vapor than the atmosphere in the water vapor introduction step.

Abstract: An inkjet printer is disclosed. The printer has an inkjet printhead and a rotating platen. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member.

Abstract: A rotating platen for an inkjet printing device is disclosed. The platen includes an ink absorbing member disposed on part of the surface of the platen.

Abstract: A method of operating an inkjet printer having an inkjet printhead and a rotating platen is disclosed. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member and a print media supporting area for supporting print media being printed on. The method includes rotating the platen to place the ink absorbing member in an ink ejection path of the printhead, and receiving ink from the printhead by the ink absorbing member.

Abstract: A waste ink container includes a container main body which forms a chamber to accumulate waste ink therein. An upper plate covers an upper part of the chamber and includes an opening to introduce a plurality of waste ink droplets therethrough. A waste ink containment device includes a discharge preventing unit which is adjacent to the opening and extends from the upper part of the chamber to inhibit the waste ink droplets from being discharged through the opening.

Abstract: An inkjet printing device is disclosed. The inkjet printing device includes a rotating platen. The platen has disposed on part of the surface of the platen an ink absorbing member.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has a recording head, a platen, and a first hole. The recording head includes a dot formation element array, and the platen holds a recording medium opposite the recording head. The first hole is disposed in an area of the platen opposite a downstream portion of the dot formation element array and guides ink discarded outside an end of the recording medium when the end is printed without a margin. Alternatively or additionally, a second hole is formed in an area of the platen opposite an upstream portion of the dot formation element array, and the platen guides ink, which is discarded outside an end of the recording medium when the end is printed without a margin, to the second hole.

Abstract: A capping device for a fluid ejection device, includes: a cap having a fluid receptacle and a first fluid path; a cap holder supporting the cap and having a second fluid path; and an absorber disposed between and supported by the cap and the cap holder, the absorber having a third fluid path. Negative pressure is applicable to the fluid receptacle at least through the first, second and third fluid paths.

Abstract: An inkjet printer is provided which has at least one printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles, a capping/purging member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printhead, a first actuating mechanism arranged to move the printhead in an arcuate first direction between first, second and third positions, and a second actuating mechanism arranged to move the capping/purging member in an arcuate second direction to cap the nozzles of the printhead when the printhead is in the second position and to permit purging of ink from the nozzles when the printhead is in the third position.

Abstract: A liquid receiving apparatus includes a liquid receiving member that receives first liquid discharged from a liquid ejecting head and stores second liquid, thereby suppressing the first liquid from being precipitated. An upper portion of the liquid receiving member is opened. An absorbing member in the liquid receiving member contacts stored liquid containing the second liquid stored in the liquid receiving member and absorbs the stored liquid and the discharged first liquid. A liquid level lowering suppressing unit partitions the liquid receiving member into a first region in which an upper portion is covered by the absorbing member and second regions in which upper portions are not covered and suppresses the liquid level in the first region from lowering until the liquid level of the stored liquid in the second regions lowers to threshold height when the liquid level of the stored liquid is lowered.

Abstract: A printhead maintenance facility for an inkjet printer that has a printhead with the nozzle face defining an array of nozzles. The printhead maintenance facility has a wiper member for wiping the nozzle face, and a maintenance drive for moving the wiper member across the array of nozzles in the nozzle face. The wiper member has a plurality of parallel blades, each of the plurality of blades being dimensioned to wipe all the nozzles in a single traverse across the nozzle face.

Abstract: Provided is a printhead maintenance station for a pagewidth printer. The maintenance station includes a capper having an open-ended capping chamber with a perimeter gasket for operatively engaging with a printhead of the printer to form a protective seal around the printhead. The station also includes an engagement mechanism configured to actuate said capper into and out of sealing engagement with the printhead. Also included is a dabbing device with a microfiber film which is operatively fed between a pair of spools to dab a non-printing portion of the printhead after the capper is disengaged from the printhead.