Patent ID: 7810899
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer, comprising: a printing head having a nozzle surface on which a plurality of nozzles are located that spray a plurality of kinds of ink; and a cap that covers said nozzle surface of said printing head; wherein said cap comprises: wherein the tip end of said seal lip or a tip end of said partitioning lip is shaped so that it is compressed more easily than that of the other; wherein said partitioning lip is formed in a ring shape inside said seal lip, and a gap is formed between said partitioning lip and said seal lip; wherein the gap is formed about the entire periphery of the partition lip; wherein the plurality of nozzles comprises: wherein a first chamber is formed in the cap by an inner periphery of the seal lip and an outer periphery of the partition lip, and a second chamber is formed in the cap by an inner periphery of the partition lip; and wherein the first chamber is independent from the second chamber, such that the first chamber does not communicate with the second chamber.