Patent ID: 11932013
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A printing device comprising:
a head having a nozzle and configured to eject liquid from the nozzle toward a printing medium; and
a carriage configured to move the head in a first direction, the carriage including a first distance sensor configured to measure a distance between the head and the printing medium, the first distance sensor being a specular reflection type distance sensor,
wherein the first distance sensor includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element that are aligned in the first direction,
wherein the carriage further includes a mist collector,
wherein the mist collector is positioned between the nozzle and the first distance sensor in the first direction, and
wherein the mist collector has a suction fan.