Patent ID: 6095632
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:an ink jet recording head having a discharge orifice, for, discharging ink droplets through the discharge orifice;a carriage for moving said recording head to a recording section and a capping position;a capping member for sealingly capping said recording head when said recording head is in said capping position;a suction pump for applying a negative pressure to said capping member;a power switch;a power source control circuit that controls a supply of electric power from a power source circuit by said power switch;power-off time detector that detects a power-off time elapsing after an instruction to stop the supply of electric power is issued by said power switch; anda control circuit, which is operably connected to said power switch and said power-off time detector,wherein said control circuit moves said carriage to place said recording head in said capping position such that said recording head is capped with said capping member when the instruction to stop the supply of electric power is issued by said power switch,wherein, when the power-off time exceeds a predetermined time, said control circuit stops the supply of electric power from said power source circuit.