Liquid discharging apparatus and method of cleaning discharge head

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9199468
APP PUB NO 20140253633A1
SERIAL NO

14193640

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There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus which includes a discharge head that includes a nozzle forming surface on which nozzles for discharging liquid are formed; a wiping member that performs wiping by relatively moving on the nozzle forming surface while abutting on the nozzle forming surface; a cleaning liquid supply unit that supplies cleaning liquid provided for the wiping; and a control unit that performs reciprocating wiping control which performs the wiping by causing the wiping member for holding the cleaning liquid supplied from the cleaning liquid supply unit to perform a reciprocating operation in which, after relative movement is performed in a first direction along the nozzle forming surface, relative movement is performed in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

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  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, JP 149 993
Kumagai, Toshio Shiojiri, JP 163 2191
Masuda, Norihiro Matsumoto, JP 32 161
Onodera, Katsuyoshi Chino, JP 6 25

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