Patent ID: 6802591
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid jet apparatus comprising:a liquid jet head having a nozzle plate with a nozzle opening, said liquid jet head being configured to eject liquid drops from said nozzle opening by changing pressure of liquid in a pressure chamber interconnecting to said nozzle opening, a scanning mechanism configured to scan said liquid jet head in a head scanning direction, a feed mechanism configured to feed an object to be processed, to which liquid drops ejected from said liquid jet head are applied, in a feed direction perpendicular to said head scanning direction, an absorption member arranged in an area, which is on a rear side of said object to be processed under processing and opposite to said liquid jet head, and configured to absorb liquid drops ejected into an area outside said object to be processed, and a potential difference generation unit configured to generate a potential difference between at least one of said absorption member and a member neighboring said absorption member and said nozzle plate.