JP4006587B2 - Liquid ejector - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a liquid jet head, for example, a colorant jet head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, an electrode material (conductive paste) jet head used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface-emitting display, A bio-organic substance ejecting head used for chip manufacture, a sample ejecting head as a precision pipette for ejecting a very small amount of sample, a liquid ejecting apparatus having a recording head for ejecting ink droplets onto a recording material, and the like The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One type of liquid ejecting apparatus is an ink jet recording apparatus. This ink jet recording apparatus is mounted on a carriage that reciprocates in the main scanning direction (width direction of the recording material), and a recording head that ejects ink droplets toward the recording material, and the recording material in the sub-scanning direction ( A paper feed means such as a conveyance roller that precisely feeds in the direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction) is provided, and is configured to perform recording (printing) by ejecting ink droplets while moving the recording head in the main scanning direction. Yes.
[0003]
The recording head discharges the ink pressurized to a predetermined pressure in the pressure generating chamber from the nozzle opening on the nozzle forming surface toward the recording material as ink droplets. For this reason, ink ejection characteristics fluctuate due to ink viscosity increase and solidification, nozzle clogging due to dust adhesion, and air bubbles mixed into the ink flow path, which may cause problems in recording accuracy. .
[0004]
For this reason, some ink jet recording apparatuses include a capping unit, a negative pressure generating unit, and a wiping unit as characteristic maintaining units for maintaining a constant ink ejection characteristic.
[0005]
The capping unit isolates the nozzle forming surface of the recording head from the outside by sealing the nozzle forming surface of the recording head with the capping device when the ink jet recording apparatus is not in use, thereby preventing the ink from the nozzle opening from being dried and the dust from adhering.
[0006]
In addition, when a nozzle is clogged or bubbles are mixed in the ink flow path, negative pressure generating means is provided for removing these. This negative pressure generation means eliminates clogging and air bubbles by forcibly sucking and discharging ink from the nozzle opening by applying negative pressure to the nozzle while the nozzle forming surface is sealed by the capping device. To do. This negative pressure generating means can usually be executed by a predetermined operation when the ink jet recording apparatus is resumed after it has been unused for a long time, or when the user recognizes a decrease in recording accuracy. ing.
[0007]
As described above, if the ink is forcibly sucked and discharged to eliminate clogging or bubble mixing, the ink discharged from the nozzle openings may scatter and adhere to the nozzle formation surface of the recording head. Foreign matter such as dust is easily adsorbed to the ink adhering to the nozzle forming surface. In such a case, wiping means for wiping the nozzle forming surface is provided. The wiping means has a wiping member made of an elastic material such as an elastomer, and the base end side of the wiping member is fixed by a holder. Then, the front end side (free end side) of the wiping member is pressed against the nozzle forming surface, and is relatively moved to remove the ink and the like attached to the nozzle forming surface for cleaning.
[0008]
This cleaning operation of the nozzle forming surface by the wiping member is called “wiping operation”. Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a wiping operation in the prior art (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The recording head 9 is mounted so as to be fitted into an opening 41 formed in the lower bottom portion of the carriage 2. Further, an inclined member 31 having an inclined surface 32 that changes so that the surface position of the recording head 9 moves away from the wiping device 20 from the nozzle forming surface 19 along the moving direction is provided near the downstream side in the moving direction of the recording head 9.
[0009]
The wiping member 21 is usually made of an elastic material such as an elastomer, and is supported and fixed to a holder 29 that can move relative to the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9. The wiping member 21 is configured to be able to move back and forth on the moving path of the recording head 9 by moving in parallel (in the front and back direction in FIG. 10). The nozzle forming surface 19 is wiped when the recording head 9 moves on the moving path.
[0010]
The wiping member 21 is arranged with a sufficient amount of interference (that is, the overlapping portion of the wiping member 21 and the recording head 9 on the moving path of the recording head 9) to make sliding contact with the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9. When the wiping member 21 is wiped, the recording head 9 moves on the moving path of the recording head 9 in a stationary state, so that the wiping member 21 formed of an elastic material moves the end surface of the recording head 9. It is deformed while abutting on. Further, when the recording head 9 moves in the direction of the arrow, the tip of the wiping member 21 comes into contact with the nozzle forming surface 19 and wipes off the adhering ink and the like while sliding on the nozzle forming surface 19. By this wiping operation, it is possible to remove ink or the like adhering to the nozzle forming surface 19 and to prevent the ink from being scattered on the recording material during the recording operation. Then, the wiping member 21 that has passed through the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is gradually restored along the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31.
[0011]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-180013 A
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The wiping member 21 that has passed through the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 moves to the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31. Since there is a gap 42 on the tolerance dimension between the nozzle forming surface 19 and the inclined surface 32, the wiping member 21 to which the nozzle forming surface 19 is wiped and ink is attached enters the gap 42 or the gap 42. There is a problem in that the ink is slightly restored when passing through the ink, and the scraped ink is scattered to contaminate the peripheral members.
[0013]
SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide a liquid ejecting apparatus capable of suppressing scattering of liquid scraped off from a nozzle forming surface of a liquid ejecting head during a wiping operation. .
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid droplets from a nozzle opening toward an object, and the liquid ejecting head by moving relative to the liquid ejecting head. A wiping member for wiping the nozzle forming surface of the head, and provided in the vicinity of the liquid ejecting head and on the downstream side in the relative movement direction of the wiping member, along the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting head and the wiping member An inclined member having an inclined surface whose surface position changes from a nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head, wherein the wiping member is inclined from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head. Guide means for guiding to a surface is provided.
[0015]
According to this feature, the guide means for guiding the wiping member from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member is provided. The deformed wiping member taken is guided by the guide means, and can smoothly move from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid jet head to the inclined surface of the inclined member. Accordingly, the wiping member that has finished wiping the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is gradually restored, so that scattering of the liquid scraped off from the nozzle forming surface can be suppressed.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The second aspect of the present invention is a liquid ejecting head that is mounted on a carriage that reciprocates in the main scanning direction and ejects liquid droplets from a nozzle opening toward an object, and a relative movement with respect to the liquid ejecting head. A wiping member for wiping the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head, and provided in the vicinity of the liquid ejecting head and on the downstream side in the relative movement direction with respect to the wiping member, the liquid ejecting head and the wiping member An inclined member having an inclined surface that changes so that the surface position of the liquid ejecting head moves away from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head along the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting apparatus. Not a liquid jet head The carry To The inclined member is provided with an introduction portion that overlaps with the liquid ejecting head in a side view of the relative movement direction, and a wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is interposed through the introduction portion. The liquid jet head is configured to move from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member.
[0017]
According to this feature, the inclined member is provided with an introduction portion that overlaps the liquid ejecting head in a side view of the relative movement direction, and the wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head removes the introduction portion. The wiping member in a deformed state in which the liquid is ejected from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head through the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is scraped to contact the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head. It can move smoothly from the forming surface to the inclined surface of the inclined member. Accordingly, the wiping member that has finished wiping the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is gradually restored, so that the scattering of the liquid scraped off from the nozzle forming surface can be reliably suppressed.
[0018]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the introduction portion is configured to partially overlap within the width of the liquid ejecting head on the downstream side in the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting head. It is characterized by. According to this feature, since the introduction portion is configured to partially overlap within the width of the liquid ejecting head on the downstream side in the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting head, the wiping member is the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head. To the inclined surface of the inclined member. Therefore, the scattering of the liquid scraped off from the nozzle forming surface can be reliably suppressed. Further, even when the width of the wiping member is substantially equal to the width of the liquid ejecting head, the wiping member can be reliably guided from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member.
[0019]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect or the third aspect, the introduction portion is configured not to protrude from a nozzle formation surface of the liquid jet head. According to this feature, unnecessary contact with the wiping member in the introduction portion can be avoided, so that the wiping member can surely wipe the entire nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head.
[0020]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a liquid ejecting head that is mounted on a carriage that reciprocates in the main scanning direction and ejects liquid droplets from a nozzle opening toward an object, and the relative movement with respect to the liquid ejecting head A wiping member for wiping the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head, and provided in the vicinity of the liquid ejecting head and on the downstream side in the relative movement direction with respect to the wiping member, the liquid ejecting head and the wiping member An inclined member having an inclined surface that changes so that the surface position of the liquid ejecting head moves away from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head along the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting apparatus. Not a liquid jet head The carry To A bridging portion that is connected so that the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head and the inclined surface of the inclined member are continuous, and the wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head includes the bridging member. The liquid jet head is configured to move from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member via a portion.
[0021]
According to this feature, the wiping member that includes the bridging portion that is connected so that the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head and the inclined surface of the inclined member are continuous is provided, and that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head. Since it is configured to move from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member via the bridging portion, the wiping in a deformed state in which the liquid is scraped and scraped against the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head The member can smoothly move from the nozzle forming surface to the inclined surface of the inclined member. Accordingly, the wiping member that has finished wiping the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is gradually restored, so that the scattering of the liquid scraped off from the nozzle forming surface can be reliably suppressed.
[0022]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head cover that surrounds an outer periphery of the liquid ejecting head, and the bridging portion is formed by processing a part of the head cover. It is characterized by that. According to this feature, the bridging portion can be configured by machining a part of the head cover, and thus the machining is easy. Moreover, since an existing member can be used, the cost is low.
[0023]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the liquid ejecting apparatus is an ink jet recording apparatus. According to this feature, in the ink jet recording apparatus, the operational effect according to any one of claims 1 to 5 can be obtained.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ink jet recording apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a state in which the upper cover is removed to show the internal configuration of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 is shown. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the ink jet recording apparatus 1, showing the periphery of the capping device 10, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the main part in FIG.
[0025]
The carriage denoted by reference numeral 2 is supported by a carriage guide shaft 3 extending in the main scanning direction, and a part of a timing belt 6 composed of an endless belt connected to a drive motor 5 is attached. The timing belt 6 is driven to reciprocate in the main scanning direction along the carriage guide shaft 3. A recording head 9 is mounted on the lower bottom portion of the carriage 2, that is, the surface facing the recording material P. The ink is supplied from the ink cartridge 4 mounted on the carriage 2, and the ink is directed toward the recording material P. Drops can be ejected. The carriage 2 is configured such that a plurality of ink cartridges 4 such as black, cyan, magenta, and yellow can be detachably mounted, and color printing can be executed. Reference numeral 18 denotes a platen that is disposed long in the main scanning direction at a position facing the recording head 9 in the printing region. By supporting the recording material P from below, the distance between the recording head 9 and the recording material P is increased. It stipulates.
[0026]
A capping device 10 that seals the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is disposed at the home position position of the carriage 2 that is a non-printing area (the right corner of the apparatus in FIG. 1). The capping device 10 includes a cap member 11 that seals the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and a suction device 12 as a negative pressure generating unit. When the recording head 9 mounted on the carriage 2 is positioned immediately above the capping device 10, the nozzle forming surface 19 can be sealed by moving upward toward the recording head 9. In other words, in the present embodiment, the cap member 11 of the capping device 10 includes a height position displacement mechanism that can abut against or separate from the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9.
[0027]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle forming surface 19 is sealed with the cap member 11, and negative pressure is applied to the nozzle by the suction device 12 as necessary, so that the nozzle is clogged or inside the ink flow path. It is now possible to eliminate air bubbles. That is, in a state where the cap member 11 seals the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9, a negative pressure is applied by the suction device 12 through the suction port 13 to forcibly suck out and discharge the ink. Cleaning is performed.
[0028]
By sealing the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 with the capping device 10 in this way, it is possible to prevent the nozzle from drying and adhere to dust when the ink jet recording device 1 is not used, and suction as described above. By applying a negative pressure from the apparatus 12 to the nozzle, the ink suction and discharge process can be performed.
[0029]
A wiping device 20 for wiping the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 as the carriage 2 moves is disposed on the printing area side in the vicinity of the capping device 10.
[0030]
The wiping device 20 can move while maintaining a horizontal state (that is, without changing the height position) in a direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction in which the carriage 2 reciprocates (the front and back directions in FIG. 3). A mechanism (not shown) is provided so that the recording head 9 can advance or retreat to a predetermined position in the moving path of the recording head 9. The advance / retreat operation of the wiping device 20 is performed by a known wiping movement mechanism, and the driving force of a paper feed motor (not shown) for conveying the recording material is used as the power source. When the wiping device 20 advances into the movement path of the recording head 9, the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is wiped off.
[0031]
Here, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the main part showing the first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part of the carriage in FIG. 4 viewed from the wiping device side.
As shown in FIG. 4, an opening 41 is formed in the lower bottom portion of the carriage 2, and the recording head 9 is fitted into the opening 41 so as to be mounted on the carriage 2. The lower portion of the recording head 9 is surrounded by a head cover 15 and is protected from unnecessary contact with the recording material P.
[0032]
In addition, the surface position is near the recording head 9 and on the carriage 2 on the capping device 10 side so as to move away from the wiping member 21 from the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 along the moving direction of the carriage 2. An inclined member 31 having a changing inclined surface 32 is provided. 4 and 5, the inclined member 31 overlaps the recording head 9 so as to close the gap 42 between the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31. 33.
[0033]
The introduction portion 33 of the inclined member 31 surrounds a part of the recording head 9 in a “U” shape as shown in FIG. Further, the lower end portion 33 a of the introduction portion 33 is located at a height position substantially equal to the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and is positioned in the vicinity of the terminal end portion (right end portion) of the nozzle forming surface 19. Yes. In addition, an inclined portion 33b is provided so as to approach the nozzle forming surface 19 along the moving direction of the recording head 9 toward the lower end portion 33a. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31 are configured to be continuous through the introduction portion 33 when the carriage 2 is viewed from the side. Yes. Note that the introduction portion 33 of the inclined member 31 is below the nozzle formation surface 19 of the recording head 9 so that the wiping member 21 can be slidably contacted over the entire nozzle formation surface 19 and does not interfere with the recording material P during printing ( The wiping member 21 side) is not protruded.
[0034]
With the above configuration, when the carriage 2 (recording head 9) moves in the direction of arrow A, the wiping member 21 that is in sliding contact with the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is deformed, and the terminal portion of the nozzle forming surface 19 is moved. Reach (right end). When the recording head 9 further moves in the same direction, the wiping member 21 comes into sliding contact with the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31 via the introduction portion 33 of the inclined member 31. Since the inclined portion 33b is formed in the introduction portion 33, the wiping member 21 is smoothly moved from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32, and the wiping member 21 is damaged such as an impact or a scratch. There is nothing.
[0035]
That is, the wiping member 21 that wipes the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 does not fall into the gap 42 between the recording head 9 and the inclined member 31, and passes from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32 via the introduction portion 33. And move smoothly. Therefore, when passing through the gap 42, the wiping member 21 hardly enters or restores the gap 42, and ink scattering accompanying the passage of the gap 42 can be suppressed. Since the wiping member 21 is gradually restored by sliding on the inclined surface 32 via the introduction portion 33, the ink scraped off from the nozzle forming surface 19 can be reliably suppressed.
[0036]
Moreover, other embodiment which concerns on an introduction part is shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7. Here, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the main part in FIG. In addition, about the structure same as FIG.4 and FIG.5, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 7, the introducing portion 33 provided in the inclined member 31 can be configured to be uneven in the width of the recording head 9 on the downstream side in the relative movement direction of the recording head 9. Also on the recording head 9 side, the unevenness can be configured so as to correspond to the concavo-convex introduction portion 33 in the inclined member 31. In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the recording head 9 side is formed so as to overlap with the introduction portion 33 of the inclined member 31 when the relative movement direction is viewed from the side, and the unevenness of each other enters the corresponding unevenness. Are partially overlapped by each other. In addition, the introducing | transducing part 33 of such a structure can be made into the structure shown to Fig.7 (a), (b) or (c), for example.
[0038]
According to such a configuration, when the width of the wiping member 21 is substantially equal to the width of the recording head 9, or a paper feed roller (not shown) or a paper discharge roller (not shown) which is a recording material conveying means. Even when the inclined member 31 cannot be formed beyond the width of the recording head 9 due to design reasons such as avoiding interference with the recording head 9, the wiping member 21 that wipes the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is used as the recording head 9. It is possible to move smoothly from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31.
[0039]
Therefore, the wiping member 21 that has wiped the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 does not fall into the gap 42 between the recording head 9 and the inclined member 31, and passes from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32 via the introduction portion 33. And move smoothly. That is, when passing through the gap 42, the wiping member 21 hardly enters or restores the gap 42, and ink scattering accompanying the passage of the gap 42 can be suppressed. Since the wiping member 21 is gradually restored by sliding on the inclined surface 32 via the introduction portion 33, the ink scraped off from the nozzle forming surface 19 can be reliably suppressed.
[0040]
Next, FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a principal part showing a second embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the principal part of the carriage in FIG. 8 viewed from the wiping device side.
As shown in FIG. 8, an opening 41 is formed in the lower bottom portion of the carriage 2, and the recording head 9 is fitted into the opening 41 so as to be mounted on the carriage 2. The recording head 9 is surrounded by a head cover 15 and protected from unnecessary contact with the recording material P.
[0041]
In addition, the surface position is near the recording head 9 and on the carriage 2 on the capping device 10 side so as to move away from the wiping member 21 from the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 along the moving direction of the carriage 2. An inclined member 31 having a changing inclined surface 32 is provided.
[0042]
A bridging portion 16 is provided between the recording head 9 and the inclined member 31 so that the nozzle forming surface 19 and the inclined surface 32 are connected so as to fill the gap 42. The bridging portion 16 in the present embodiment is configured by bending a part of the head cover 15 located on the moving path of the wiping member 21. The bridging portion 16 may be provided at one location as shown in FIG. 9A or at two locations as shown in FIG. 9B between the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31. Alternatively, three positions may be provided as shown in FIG. That is, on the movement path of the wiping member 21, the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 and the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31 are connected so as to be continuous, thereby closing the gap 42. 21 is configured not to enter.
[0043]
With the above configuration, when the carriage 2 (recording head 9) moves in the direction of arrow A, the wiping member 21 that is in sliding contact with the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 is deformed, and the terminal portion of the nozzle forming surface 19 is moved. Reach (right end). When the recording head 9 further moves in the same direction, the wiping member 21 comes into sliding contact with the inclined surface 32 of the inclined member 31 via the bridging portion 16. Since the bridging portion 16 is formed by connecting the nozzle forming surface 19 and the inclined surface 32 so as to be continuous, the wiping member 21 smoothly moves from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32. Therefore, the wiping member 21 is not shocked.
[0044]
That is, the wiping member 21 that wipes the nozzle forming surface 19 of the recording head 9 does not fall into the gap 42 between the recording head 9 and the inclined member 31, and passes from the nozzle forming surface 19 to the inclined surface 32 via the bridging portion 16. And move smoothly. Therefore, when passing through the gap 42, the wiping member 21 hardly enters or restores the gap 42, and ink scattering accompanying the passage of the gap 42 can be suppressed. Since the wiping member 21 is gradually restored by slidingly contacting the inclined surface 32 via the bridging portion 16, it is possible to reliably suppress the ink scattered from the nozzle forming surface 19.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the wiping member that has been deformed by sliding contact with the nozzle forming surface of the recording head smoothly moves from the nozzle forming surface to the inclined surface of the inclined member. Unnecessary force is not applied to the wiping member during the movement from the surface to the inclined surface, and scattering of the scraped ink can be suppressed.
That is, even if there is a gap on the crossing step between the recording head and the inclined member, when the wiping member passes through this gap, the gap does not enter or restore the gap. It is possible to reliably reduce ink scattering due to the gap.
[0046]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the ink jet recording apparatus.
3 is a side view of the main part in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part for explaining another embodiment of the introduction part.
7 is a plan view of the main part in FIG. 6. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a main part for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan view of relevant parts in FIG. 8. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a side sectional view for explaining a conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inkjet recording device, 2 Carriage, 3 Carriage guide shaft, 4 Ink cartridge, 5 Drive motor, 6 Timing belt, 9 Recording head, 10 Capping device, 11 Cap member, 12 Suction device, 15 Head cover, 16 Bridge part, 18 Platen, 19 Nozzle forming surface, 20 Wiping device, 21 Wiping member, 29 Holder, 31 Inclining member, 32 Inclining surface, 33 Introducing portion, 41 Opening portion, 42 Gap, P Recording material

Claims (6)

A liquid ejecting head mounted on a carriage that reciprocates in the main scanning direction and ejects droplets from a nozzle opening toward an object;
A wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid jet head by moving relative to the liquid jet head;
The liquid ejecting head is provided in the vicinity of the liquid ejecting head and on the downstream side in the relative movement direction with respect to the wiping member. An inclined member having an inclined surface that changes to move away;
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
The tilt member is provided on the carriage rather than the liquid ejecting head,
The inclined member is provided with an introduction portion that overlaps with the liquid ejecting head in a side view of the relative movement direction, and a wiping member that wipes a nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head passes through the introduction portion with the liquid ejecting head. A liquid ejecting apparatus configured to move from a nozzle forming surface of a head to an inclined surface of the inclined member.   The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the introduction portion is configured to partially overlap within a width of the liquid ejecting head on a downstream side in the relative movement direction of the liquid ejecting head.   The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the introduction portion is configured not to protrude from a nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head. A liquid ejecting head mounted on a carriage that reciprocates in the main scanning direction and ejects droplets from a nozzle opening toward an object;
A wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid jet head by moving relative to the liquid jet head;
The liquid ejecting head is provided in the vicinity of the liquid ejecting head and on the downstream side in the relative movement direction with respect to the wiping member. An inclined member having an inclined surface that changes to move away;
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
The tilt member is provided on the carriage rather than the liquid ejecting head,
A bridging portion that is connected so that the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head and the inclined surface of the inclined member are continuous is provided, and a wiping member that wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head is interposed via the bridging portion. The liquid ejecting apparatus is configured to move from the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head to the inclined surface of the inclined member.   The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head cover surrounding an outer periphery of the liquid ejecting head, and the bridging portion is formed by processing a part of the head cover.   The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid ejecting apparatus is an ink jet recording apparatus.

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