Patent ID: 8544984
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printing device, comprising: an inkjet head; a media conveyance path configured to convey a recording medium through a printing position of the inkjet head; a nozzle cap configured to cover a nozzle surface of the inkjet head in a retractable manner across the media conveyance path; and a shutter configured to close an opening portion of the nozzle cap in a retractable manner, wherein the shutter is configured to make a linear reciprocating motion between a closed position to close the opening portion and an open position to open the opening portion, wherein: at the closed position, the shutter is configured to contact the opening portion of the nozzle cap during advancement of the nozzle cap from a retracted position to a capping position, at the open position, the shutter is configured to not contact the opening portion, the shutter is configured to move in a media conveyance direction of the media conveyance path from the closed position to the open position, and the nozzle cap contacts the shutter at the closed position when the nozzle cap is at an intermediate position during advancement of the nozzle cap from the retracted position to the capping position, so that the opening portion of the nozzle cap is closed by the shutter.