Ejection Surface Cleaning Apparatus, Liquid Ejection Apparatus and Ejection Surface Cleaning Method
First Claim
1. An ejection surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid ejection surface of a liquid ejection head ejecting an ejection liquid, comprising:
- a cleaning liquid deposition device which deposits a cleaning liquid that dissolves or redisperses the ejection liquid, onto the liquid ejection surface;
a wiping device which wipes the liquid ejection surface onto which the cleaning liquid has been deposited; and
a control device which controls a leave time from deposition of the cleaning liquid onto the liquid ejection surface until wiping performed by the wiping device.
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Abstract
An ejection surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid ejection surface of a liquid ejection head ejecting an ejection liquid, includes: a cleaning liquid deposition device which deposits a cleaning liquid that dissolves or redisperses the ejection liquid, onto the liquid ejection surface; a wiping device which wipes the liquid ejection surface onto which the cleaning liquid has been deposited; and a control device which controls a leave time from deposition of the cleaning liquid onto the liquid ejection surface until wiping performed by the wiping device.
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1. An ejection surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid ejection surface of a liquid ejection head ejecting an ejection liquid, comprising:
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a cleaning liquid deposition device which deposits a cleaning liquid that dissolves or redisperses the ejection liquid, onto the liquid ejection surface; a wiping device which wipes the liquid ejection surface onto which the cleaning liquid has been deposited; and a control device which controls a leave time from deposition of the cleaning liquid onto the liquid ejection surface until wiping performed by the wiping device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ejection surface cleaning method of cleaning a liquid ejection surface of a liquid ejection head ejecting an ejection liquid, the ejection surface cleaning method comprising the steps of:
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depositing a cleaning liquid that dissolves or redisperses the ejection liquid, onto the liquid ejection surface; and wiping the liquid ejection surface onto which the cleaning liquid has been deposited, with a wiping device, wherein a leave time from deposition of the cleaning liquid onto the liquid ejection surface until wiping performed by the wiping device is controlled.
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