Patent ID: 11932019
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
a liquid discharge head discharging a liquid;
a wiping module comprising:
a wiping portion including a wiping member wiping a liquid discharge head that discharges a liquid from a nozzle provided on a nozzle surface, a storage support portion supporting the wiping member and configured to store the liquid by the wiping, and a movement support portion mounting the storage support portion and configured to reciprocate along a wiping direction, which is a direction in which the wiping is performed; and

a cleaning portion cleaning the wiping member, wherein
the cleaning portion includes a cleaning member and a guide portion guiding the cleaning member, and
the cleaning member is configured to follow a movement of the wiping portion in the wiping direction and to scrape off the liquid adhering to the wiping member while being guided by the guide portion;
a coupling portion configured to be coupled to the storage support portion; and
a decompression mechanism configured to reduce a pressure of the coupling portion.