Patent ID: 8147035
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A fluid discharging apparatus comprising: a head that includes a plurality of nozzles through which a fluid is discharged onto a surface of a target medium, wherein the plurality of nozzles are provided at least over the width of the target medium in a direction that is orthogonal to the direction that the target medium is transported through the fluid discharging apparatus; a medium support portion that faces the plurality of nozzles which is provided at least over the width of the target medium and which supports the target medium on the side that is opposite to the surface where the fluid is discharged, wherein the target medium is not a part of the medium support portion; a contact member within the medium support portion; and an actuator portion that is capable of moving at least one of the head and the medium support portion so that the plurality of nozzles are located close to or away from the contact member, wherein the contact member is brought into contact with the head when the apparatus is in a standby state wherein fluid is not discharged onto the target medium in order to close the plurality of nozzles, and the head is located away from the contact member in a vertical direction during a discharging state when the fluid is discharged onto the target medium in order to create a space in the vertical direction through which the medium is allowed to pass between the opening between the plurality of nozzles and the contact member, wherein the contact member is provided such that a contact portion where the contact member contacts the head during the standby state is located farther from the head than the medium support portion.