INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An inkjet printing apparatus for performing printing by moving a printing medium relative to inkjet heads each with a plurality of liquid discharge nozzles, comprising:
- an inkjet head holder for holding a plurality of inkjet head rows arranged in a moving direction of the recording medium, each of the inkjet head rows having the inkjet heads over a width in a transverse direction of the recording medium intersecting the moving direction of the recording medium;
a lift mechanism for moving the inkjet head holder up and down;
a plurality of head caps corresponding to the plurality of inkjet heads held by the inkjet head holder;
a plurality of head cap holders for holding the plurality of head caps in a state corresponding to the respective inkjet heads, and as divided into a plurality of areas with respect to the moving direction of the recording medium; and
a head cap holder moving mechanism for arranging the plurality of head cap holders as horizontally juxtaposed in a capping position, where the respective inkjet heads and the respective head caps are opposed to each other, below the inkjet head holder when the inkjet head holder is in a raised position, and for arranging the plurality of head cap holders as vertically superposed in a withdrawn position laterally of a vertical movement area of the inkjet head holder when the inkjet head holder is in a lowered position.
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Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus 100 includes an inkjet head holder 11 holding inkjet heads 2, and a pair of head cap holders 12 and 13 holding head caps 3. When the inkjet head holder 11 is in a raised position, the head cap holders 12 and 13 are arranged as horizontally juxtaposed in a capping position, where the respective inkjet heads 2 and the respective head caps 3 are opposed to each other, below the inkjet head holder 11. When the inkjet head holder 11 is in a lowered position, the head cap holders 12 and 13 are arranged as vertically superposed in a withdrawn position laterally of a vertical movement area of the inkjet head holder 11.
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9 Claims
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1. An inkjet printing apparatus for performing printing by moving a printing medium relative to inkjet heads each with a plurality of liquid discharge nozzles, comprising:
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an inkjet head holder for holding a plurality of inkjet head rows arranged in a moving direction of the recording medium, each of the inkjet head rows having the inkjet heads over a width in a transverse direction of the recording medium intersecting the moving direction of the recording medium; a lift mechanism for moving the inkjet head holder up and down; a plurality of head caps corresponding to the plurality of inkjet heads held by the inkjet head holder; a plurality of head cap holders for holding the plurality of head caps in a state corresponding to the respective inkjet heads, and as divided into a plurality of areas with respect to the moving direction of the recording medium; and a head cap holder moving mechanism for arranging the plurality of head cap holders as horizontally juxtaposed in a capping position, where the respective inkjet heads and the respective head caps are opposed to each other, below the inkjet head holder when the inkjet head holder is in a raised position, and for arranging the plurality of head cap holders as vertically superposed in a withdrawn position laterally of a vertical movement area of the inkjet head holder when the inkjet head holder is in a lowered position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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