Patent ID: 8328325
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a plurality of nozzles that discharges a liquid; a liquid discharge head that includes nozzle arrays where the respective nozzles are arranged in one direction; cleaning belts that are formed in the shape of a Mobius strip and clean a portion of the liquid discharge head where the nozzle arrays are disposed by adsorbing liquid attached to the portion of the liquid discharge head; installation rollers around which the cleaning belts are rotatably installed; a support frame that supports the installation rollers so that an angle is formed between a width direction of the cleaning belt and the arrangement direction of the nozzles, and so that the cleaning belts positioned on peripheral surfaces of the installation rollers come into contact with the portion of the liquid discharge head where the nozzle arrays are disposed; a moving means for moving the support frame in the arrangement direction of the nozzles; and a rotational drive means for rotationally driving the installation roller, wherein the support frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member, an upper link is pivotally coupled to the first frame member at a first node, and pivotally coupled to the second frame member at a second node, the installation rollers include an upper installation roller and a lower installation roller, and the upper installation roller is supported by the second frame member.