Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel, P.C.
Ink-jet printer with improved capping mechanism
 An ink jet printer has a print head mounted on a movable carriage. The print head prints by ejecting drops of ink. A cap is detachably mounted on the print head during non-printing periods. The cap moves together with the print head when the print head and the movable carriage move during the non-printing periods. The cap protects the print head by preventing accumulation of dirt and drying of ink. A cap holder detachably holds the cap. The cap holder carries the cap to the print head after printing ends, and carries the cap away from the print head before printing begins. 
Oki Data Corporation
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B41J
inventional
Masahiko Hiroshi Noboru Mitsuru Shigenori
Shimosugi Kikuchi Ooishi Kishimoto Koido