Patent ID: 11904613
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An inkjet recording device comprising:
a head comprising a nozzle and configured to eject ink from the nozzle;
a support member supporting the head;
a storage portion configured to store therein ink, the storage portion having a part positioned above the nozzle, the storage portion having a communication opening allowing an interior of the storage portion to be communicated with an outside of the storage portion;
a valve movable between:
an opening position in which the valve is separated from the communication opening to open the communication opening; and
a closing position in which the valve is seated on the communication opening to close the communication opening;
an actuator configured to move the valve; and
a controller configured to perform:
controlling, while the head is ejecting ink from the nozzle toward a recording medium, the actuator to maintain the valve at the closing position.