Patent ID: 8794739
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid droplet jetting apparatus configured to jet liquid droplets of a liquid, the apparatus comprising: a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle from which the liquid droplets are jetted; a cap member having a suction port and an air intake port, and to be attached to the liquid droplet jetting head to cover the nozzle; a switching mechanism connected to the suction port and the air intake port of the cap member and configured to switch the air intake port between a state in which the air intake port communicates with the atmosphere and a state in which the air intake port is disconnected from the atmosphere, the switching mechanism including: a suction mechanism connected to the switching mechanism; wherein, in a state that the cap member is attached to the liquid droplet jetting head, the switching member is configured to be switchable between a first position and a second position; wherein the first position is a position: wherein the second position is a position: