Patent ID: 7399056
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: an inkjet head that includes an ejection surface in which an ejection port that ejects ink is defined; a transport belt that transports a printing medium; a first roller; a second roller, wherein the transport belt is wound on the first and second rollers; a first movement mechanism that moves the first roller between an operating position and a retracting position; a sealing member; a second movement mechanism that moves the sealing member between a restoring position where the sealing member covers the ejection port of the ejection surface and a waiting position where the sealing member is separated from the ejection surface; a control unit that controls the second movement mechanism to move the sealing member from the waiting position to the restoring position when the transport belt is located at the retracting position, wherein: when the first roller is located at the operating position, the first roller and the second roller support the transport belt so that the transport belt faces the ejection surface; and the sealing member at the waiting position is located on an opposite side of the transport belt from the inkjet head.