Patent ID: 7052106
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing device for performing recording on a recording medium, the printing device comprising: a carriage slidably mounted on the printing device in a first lateral direction to scan the recording medium; a print head mounted on the carriage, the print head having a discharge surface with a first set of discharge nozzles and a second set of discharge nozzles located therein, each set of discharge nozzles for ejecting a different type of ink on the recording medium; and a recovery mechanism for performing recovery of the print head when the carriage is positioned above the recovery mechanism, the recovery mechanism including a first cap and a second cap to cap the first and second sets of discharge nozzles, respectively, a wiper blade mounted on a wiper base, the wiper base being slidably mounted on the recovery mechanism to wipe the discharge surface of the print head with the wiper blade and to cover the caps when the caps are not capping the print head, and a wiper blade cover mounted on the recovery mechanism to cover the wiper blade when the wiper blade is not wiping the print head.