Patent ID: 7559616
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: an inkjet head; a head supporting body which supports the inkjet head; a moving unit which moves the head supporting body or a fabric holding body, holding fabric to be printed on by the inkjet head, relative to each other in two orthogonal directions; a supporting body moving unit which moves the head supporting body so as to let the inkjet head move toward and away from the fabric; a fabric thickness detecting unit which includes a contactor, being attached to the head supporting body to be placed on a preceding side of the head supporting body in a printing direction of the inkjet head and making contact with a print surface of the fabric held by the fabric holding body, and detects height of the print surface of the fabric based on a position of the contactor; a drive control unit which executes drive control of the supporting body moving unit according to the height of the print surface of the fabric detected by the fabric thickness detecting unit; a receiver tub member which receives ink during flushing of the inkjet head; and a covering member capable of covering the top of the receiver tub member; wherein the covering member is placed at an uncovering position for letting the top of the receiver tub member be open when the flushing of the inkjet head is executed, while being placed at a covering position for covering the top of the receiver tub member when purging of the inkjet head is executed.