Patent ID: 9604461
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A printing device comprising: a head portion including a nozzle face, the nozzle face having a nozzle to discharge a liquid; a receptacle portion provided facing the nozzle face; an absorption member supported by the receptacle portion, the absorption member provided facing the nozzle face and provided to absorb the liquid, the absorption member being provided with a through-hole, the through-hole extending through the absorption member, in an orthogonal direction to the nozzle face, between a first face and a second face of the absorption member, the first face being an opposite side to the second face, the second face facing the nozzle face in the orthogonal direction, a discharge outlet provided in a bottom wall portion of the receptacle portion, the bottom wall portion extending along the nozzle face, the discharge outlet being continuous with an outside of the receptacle portion a perimeter wall portion provided in the receptacle portion, the perimeter wall portion extending from the perimeter of the bottom wall portion to the nozzle face side; a plurality of projecting portions projecting inward from the perimeter wall portion and setting the absorption member apart from the perimeter wall portion; a plurality of extended wall portions projecting from the bottom wall portion to the nozzle face side and supporting the first face of the absorption member; and wherein the bottom wall portion is provided with an inclined face inclined in an opposite direction to the nozzle face side as the inclined face.