Liquid ejection apparatus, method, and non-transitory, computer-readable medium for controlling liquid ejection apparatus

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PATENT NO 9180670
APP PUB NO 20140247303A1
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14142675

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A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head having a plurality of nozzle units, a plurality of capping devices, a movement mechanism, a plurality of suctioning tubes, a suctioning mechanism, a connection device, and a control device. The control device controls the suctioning mechanism to suction fluid in the capping device corresponding to one of the nozzle units and the capping device corresponding to a different one of the nozzle units. In response to expiration of a predetermined time period, which is a predetermined amount of time that the suctioning mechanism generates a suctioning force, the control device controls to disconnect the capping device corresponding to the one of the nozzle units from the suctioning mechanism.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAAICHI-KEN 467-8561

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Ogawa, Mikio Nagoya, JP 76 576

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