Ink jet recording apparatus and method for maintaining the same

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PATENT NO 9868287
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15064759

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Provided is a method for maintaining an ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention in an ink jet recording apparatus which performs recording using a solvent-based ink composition which includes at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of an ester-based solvent, a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and an alcohol-based solvent, the method including wiping a nozzle forming member, in which nozzles of a head which discharges the solvent-based ink composition are formed, using an impregnation solution and a wiping member with liquid absorbency, in which the impregnation solution contains at least one type of organic solvent selected from a group consisting of a compound which is represented by General Formula (1) below, esters, and dibasic acid esters,

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'R1—O—(R2—O)n—R3  (1)description='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

(in General Formula (1) described above, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an aryl group, or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 represents an aryl group or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 9).

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION4-1 NISHI-SHINJUKU 2-CHOME SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO

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Iida, Keiji Chikuhoku, JP 21 104
Ito, Jun Shimosuwa, JP 275 3745
Koike, Naoki Matsumoto, JP 152 1601
Kubota, Kenichiro Matsumoto, JP 34 207
Nagase, Makoto Shiojiri, JP 92 682

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