Patent ID: 6460967
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid jetting apparatus comprising:a head having a liquid jetting section; feeding means for feeding a liquid to the head; control means for controlling the liquid jetting section to jet the liquid such that a jetting trace of the liquid is recorded on a recording medium; wiping means for wiping the liquid jetting section of the heads, said wiping means being rotatable and having an outer peripheral surface at least on which a wiping member having a liquid-absorption characteristic is provided; driving means for rotating the wiping means; and cleaning liquid feeding means for feeding a cleaning liquid to the wiping means, wherein the wiping member is made of a porous material having continued air bubbles, and wherein the wiping member is shaped in a cylinder whose outer diameter is 5 mm to 50 mm and inner diameter is 1 mm to 40 mm.