Patent attributes
An ink-jet printer as a liquid-droplet jetting apparatus includes an ink-jet head which includes a channel unit having a plurality of recovery nozzles formed in the vicinity of a plurality of jetting nozzles, respectively; and a recovery channel communicating with the recovery nozzles, a suction pump and a cap. Recovery ports, which are openings of the recovery nozzles, are formed to be adjacent to opening ports which are openings of the jetting nozzles. The suction pump of the ink-jet head is activated in a state that a cap covers both of the jetting and recovery ports, so as to recovery the ink jetted from the jetting ports through the recovery ports. Accordingly, there is provided a liquid-droplet jetting apparatus capable of preventing, as much as possible, the ink jetted through the jetting nozzles during purge operation from adhering to a portion in the vicinity of the jetting ports.
