MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

There is provided a maintenance apparatus (50) for an image recording apparatus (10) provided with a head (42) having a nozzle (44) configured to discharge a liquid. The maintenance apparatus includes: a foam (52) configured to absorb the liquid discharged from the nozzle; and an accommodating box (...

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1. Verfasser: MASUDA, Takehiro
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:There is provided a maintenance apparatus (50) for an image recording apparatus (10) provided with a head (42) having a nozzle (44) configured to discharge a liquid. The maintenance apparatus includes: a foam (52) configured to absorb the liquid discharged from the nozzle; and an accommodating box (51) which does not have an upper surface and which accommodates the foam. An inner bottom surface of the accommodating box has a rib (71) supporting a bottom surface of the foam. A space (75) is formed by the bottom surface of the foam, the rib, and a part of the inner bottom surface of the accommodating box.