Patent attributes
There is disclosed an inkjet printer including: a printhead having a front surface in which is formed at least one nozzle row consisting of a plurality of nozzles from each of which a droplet of ink is ejected; a maintenance unit including a purge cap which receives ink from the nozzles during a purging operation, the purge cap having a contact surface to be brought into contact with the front surface of the printhead, and at least one main channel extending alongside the nozzle row; and a plurality of dents formed on at least one of the contact surface of the purge cap and the front surface of the printhead so as to form, at least when the contact surface is in contact with the front surface, a plurality of branches a part of each of which is in communication with at least one of the nozzles, and another part of each of which is in communication with the main channel.
