Patent ID: 6739694
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer utilizing an inkjet recording head ejecting ink and for performing printing by scanning said inkjet recording head on a printing medium, said printer comprising:an ink supply member which is provided so as to face an end of a scanning area of said inkjet recording head and which defines the end of an ink supply passage to said inkjet recording head, said ink supply member being connected to a reserving portion provided inside said inkjet recording head when said inkjet recording head is located at the end of the scanning area; and a suction member which is provided so as to face the end of the scanning area of said inkjet recording head and which defines a leading end of a suction passage exerting a suction force for introducing ink into said reserving portion from said ink supply member, said suction member being connected to said reserving portion when said inkjet recording head is located at the end of the scanning area, wherein said ink supply member and said suction member are provided such that one of the connection between said reserving portion and said ink supply member and the connection between said reserving portion and said suction member is started prior to the other as a result of a movement of said inkjet recording head toward the end of the scanning area, and wherein the movement of said inkjet recording head toward the end of the scanning area takes place with a period for an approach run in the scanning area provided.