TRANSPORTATION AND STORING METHOD OF HEAD, TRANSPORTATION AND STORING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ENCLOSING METHOD OF LIQUID FOR HEAD PRESERVATION IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively reduce the possibility of leakage of a preservation liquid from a recording head during transportation or storage, and to well maintain an initial ink fillability after transportation or storage.;SOLUTION: A recording head unit 200 is integrally constituted of: a recording head 34 comprising a liquid discharge head; a filter unit 113 housing a filter 115; and a head tank 35. The recording head 200 is filled with a preservation liquid 220, and a meniscus 221 is formed at an opening of a nozzle 211. The head is transported and stored in a state where a meniscus 222 is formed at an opening 115a having an opening cross section area smaller than that of nozzle 211 of a filter 115.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT