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20080291241 | Liquid ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus - The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having an ejection port surface on which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are formed; a wiping device having a blade member which wipes and cleans the ejection port surface; a sliding device which causes the blade member to slide relatively with respect to the ejection port surface; a state identification device which identifies at least one state, of a state of the ejection ports, a state of the ejection port surface, and an operational state of the blade member when sliding over the ejection port surface; and a cleaning capability modification device which modifies a cleaning capability of the wiping device in accordance with a determination result of the state identification device. | 11-27-2008 |
20090267987 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The liquid ejection apparatus comprises: a liquid ejection head having an ejection port surface on which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are formed; a wiping device having a blade member which wipes and cleans the ejection port surface; a sliding device which causes the blade member to slide relatively with respect to the ejection port surface; a state identification device which identifies at least one state, of a state of the ejection ports, a state of the ejection port surface, and an operational state of the blade member when sliding over the ejection port surface; and a cleaning capability modification device which modifies a cleaning capability of the wiping device in accordance with a determination result of the state identification device. | 10-29-2009 |
20100002029 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002030 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002042 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
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20090235863 | APPLICATION LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An application liquid supply apparatus supplying an application liquid to an application roller, includes: a space forming member which is abutted against an outer circumferential surface of the application roller and of which a recess section is formed along a breadthways direction of the application roller in a surface which abuts against the application roller, and a frame-shaped abutting section is provided in a projecting fashion so as to surround a perimeter of the recess section, the abutting section being abutted against the outer circumferential surface of the application roller so as to cover an opening of the recess section with the outer circumferential surface of the application roller in such a manner that an application liquid holding space is created along the breadthways direction on the outer circumferential surface of the application roller; at least one groove which has a length in a direction of rotation of the application roller and is formed in the abutting section on an upstream side in terms of the direction of the rotation of the application roller; an application liquid supply port which is formed in the space forming member and via which the application liquid is supplied to the application liquid holding space; and an application liquid supply device which supplies the application liquid to the application liquid holding space via the application liquid supply port. | 09-24-2009 |
20090295898 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus has: a first conveyance device which includes a first suctioning surface traveling and having a plurality of first suction holes, places a recording medium in a first prescribed position on the first suctioning surface, and conveys the recording medium in the first prescribed position on the first suctioning surface while suctioning a rear surface of the recording medium via the plurality of first suction holes; a treatment liquid deposition device which deposits a treatment liquid that aggregates or insolubilizes coloring material of an ink onto a front surface of the recording medium conveyed by the first conveyance device; a second conveyance device which is provided downstream of the first conveyance device in terms of a conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed, includes a second suctioning surface traveling and having a plurality of second suction holes, places the recording medium in a second prescribed position on the second suctioning surface, and conveys the recording medium in the second prescribed position on the second suctioning surface while suctioning the rear surface of the recording medium via the plurality of second suction holes; and an image forming device which ejects droplets of the ink onto the front surface of the recording medium conveyed by the second conveyance device so as to form an image, wherein the first suction holes of the first conveyance device and the second suction holes of the second conveyance device are formed in such a manner that first suction positions on the recording medium which are suctioned by the first suction holes of the first conveyance device and second suction positions on the recording medium which are suctioned by the second suction holes of the second conveyance device are mutually different. | 12-03-2009 |
20110205321 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which ejects an aqueous ultraviolet-curable ink toward a recording surface of a recording medium; a holding and drying unit including: a suction holding drum which conveys the recording medium while holding a back surface side of the recording medium by suction through suction holes formed in an outer circumferential surface of the drum; and a hot air flow drying device disposed to face the outer circumferential surface of the drum; a transfer conveyance device which is arranged at a downstream side of the holding and drying unit and conveys the recording medium while holding a leading end of the recording medium and curving the back surface side in a convex shape; and a fixing unit including an ultraviolet light irradiation device which is arranged at a downstream side of the transfer conveyance device and irradiates ultraviolet light onto the image. | 08-25-2011 |