1. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium in a first direction;
a head comprising a nozzle surface in which nozzles are disposed, wherein the head is configured to eject liquid through the nozzles; and
a humidifying mechanism comprising:
a humidified air generating device configured to generate humidified air;
an output portion connected to the humidified air generating device and configured to output the humidified air generated by the humidified air generating device, wherein the output portion comprises a first opening and a second opening, wherein an area of the second opening is greater than an area of the first opening, and the first opening is separated from the second opening in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
a receiving portion configured to receive the humidified air output from the output portion,
wherein the head is disposed between the output portion and the receiving portion in the first direction.
2. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein each of the nozzles of the head is disposed between at least two openings of the output portion in the second direction.
3. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the output portion further comprises a supplying tube connecting the humidified air generating device to the output portion and configured to supply humidified air to the first and the second openings of the output portion, and
wherein the first opening is disposed closer to the supplying tube in the second direction than the second opening is disposed to the supplying tube in the second direction.
4. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 3,
wherein the supplying tube is disposed at a center portion of the output portion in the second direction.
5. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 3,
wherein the supplying tube is disposed at an end portion of the output portion in the second direction.
6. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the receiving portion comprises a third opening and a fourth opening greater than the third opening.
7. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 6,
wherein the receiving portion further comprises a discharging tube configured to receive humidified air from the third and fourth openings of the receiving portion, and
wherein the third opening is disposed closer to the discharging tube than the fourth opening is disposed to the discharging tube.
8. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 7,
wherein the discharging tube is disposed at a center portion of the receiving portion in the second direction.
9. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 7,
wherein the discharge tube is disposed at an end portion of the receiving portion in the second direction.
10. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein each of the nozzles of the head is disposed between at least two openings of the receiving portion in the second direction.
11. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a capping mechanism comprising a cover configured to cover a portion of the nozzle surface in which the nozzles are disposed, such that an enclosed space is formed between the cover and the nozzle surface when the cover covers the portion of the nozzle surface.
12. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 11,
wherein the cover comprises:
an opposing member configured to face the nozzle surface; and
a dividing member configured to surround the portion of the nozzle surface when the cover covers the portion of the nozzle surface.
13. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 11,
wherein the cover is configured to cover the output portion and the receiving portion when the cover covers the portion of the nozzle surface.
14. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein a length of the head in the second direction is greater than a length of the head in the first direction.
15. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 11 further comprising:
a controller configured to control the humidifying mechanism such that the humidifying mechanism performs a humidifying operation when the nozzle surface is not covered by the cover and the head eject liquid and when the nozzle surface is covered by the cover.
16. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the output portion is disposed upstream from the head in the first direction.
17. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the nozzles of the head are arranged in a row extending in the second direction.
18. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the first opening of the output portion faces toward a portion of the feeding mechanism opposite from the head and inclined toward the nozzle surface of the head.
19. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the output portion is disposed at an upstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction, and
wherein the receiving portion is disposed at a downstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction.
20. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein a first pair of adjacent openings of the output portion are disposed closer to a center portion of the output portion than a second pair of adjacent openings of the output portion, and
wherein a distance in the second direction between the first pair of adjacent openings is greater than a distance in the second direction between the second pair of adjacent openings.
21. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 1,
wherein each openings of the output portion comprises a through hole formed through a plate in which the through hole is inclined toward a center portion of the output portion in the second direction.
22. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium in a first direction;
a head comprising a nozzle surface in which nozzles are disposed, wherein the head is configured to eject liquid through the nozzles; and
a humidifying mechanism comprising:
a humidified air generating device configured to generate humidified air;
an output portion connected to the humidified air generating device and configured to output the humidified air generated by the humidified air generating device, wherein the output portion comprises an opening facing a direction toward a portion of the feeding mechanism and inclined toward the nozzle surface of the head; and
a receiving portion is configured to receive the humidified air output from the output portion,
wherein the head is disposed between the output portion and the receiving portion in the first direction.
23. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium in a first direction;
a head comprising a nozzle surface in which nozzles are disposed, wherein the head is configured to eject liquid through the nozzles; and
a humidifying mechanism comprising:
a humidified air generating device configured to generate humidified air;
an output portion connected to the humidified air generating device and disposed at an upstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction, wherein the output portion is configured to output humidified air generated by the humidified air generating device; and
a receiving portion disposed at a downstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction, wherein the receiving portion is configured to receive humidified air output from the output portion.
24. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium in a first direction;
a head comprising a nozzle surface in which nozzles are disposed, wherein the head is configured to eject liquid through the nozzles; and
a humidifying mechanism comprising:
a humidified air generating device configured to generate humidified air;
an output portion connected to the humidified air generating device and configured to output the humidified air generated by the humidified air generating device through a plurality of openings, such that each of the plurality of openings supplies a same flow amount of the humidified air; and
a receiving portion configured to receive the humidified air output from the output portion,
wherein the head is disposed between the output portion and the receiving portion in the first direction.
25. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium in a first direction;
a head comprising a nozzle surface in which nozzles are disposed, wherein the head is configured to eject liquid through the nozzles;
a capping mechanism comprising a cover configured to cover a portion of the nozzle surface, such that an enclosed space is formed between the cover and the nozzle surface when the cover covers the portion of the nozzle surface;
a humidifying mechanism comprising:
a humidified air generating device configured to generate humidified air;
an output portion disposed upstream from the head in the first direction, connected to the humidified air generating device and configured to output the humidified air generated by the humidified air generating device; and
a receiving portion disposed downstream from the head in the first direction and configured to receive the humidified air output from the output portion, wherein the cover is configured to cover the output portion and the receiving portion when the cover covers the portion of the nozzle surface; and
a controller configured to control the humidifying mechanism such that the humidifying mechanism performs a humidifying operation when the nozzle surface is not covered by the cover and the head eject liquid and when the nozzle surface is covered by the cover.
26. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 25,
wherein the controller is configured to control the humidifying mechanism such that flow amount of the humidified air output from the output portion per unit time when the nozzle surface is not covered by the cover and the nozzles eject liquid, is greater than flow amount of the humidified air output from the output portion per unit time when the nozzle surface is covered by the cover.
27. The liquid ejection apparatus of claim 25,
wherein the output portion is disposed at an upstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction and the receiving portion is disposed at a downstream side surface of the head in the feeding direction.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An inside-coated metal container, comprising:
a cylindrically-shaped metal container body 11 including a cylindrical body member 14 having a top end and a bottom end, a bottom member 15 connected to the bottom end, a shoulder member 16 having a truncated cone shape connected to the top end, a cylindrical neck member 17 connected to a top of the shoulder member, a curling part 18 winding outward connected to a top of the neck member, and a thread part 17a formed around the neck part, the cylindrically-shaped metal container body is a mono-block container processed by an impact processing, a drawing, or a drawing-ironing; and
a coating film including a first layer 12 composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound having high durability to deformation processing applied to an inner surface of an upper part of cylindrical body member, an inner surface of the shoulder member, and an inner surface of the neck member; and a second layer composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound having high corrosion resistance applied entirely to an inner surface of the cylindrically-shaped metal container body including the first layer,
wherein the first layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing 10 to 30 wt % of a phenol component and the second layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing 20 to 50 wt % of a phenol component; and the amount of the phenol component contained in the first layer is 1 to 10 wt % less than that contained in the second layer.
2. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1, wherein the coating film further includes a third layer 39 composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound having high durability to deformation processing of the first layer is applied to an area of the first layer on the second layer.
3. An inside-coated metal container, comprising:
a cylindrically-shaped metal container body 11 including a cylindrical body member 14 having a top end and a bottom end, a bottom member 15 connected to the bottom end, a shoulder member 16 having a truncated cone shape connected to the top end, a cylindrical neck member 17 connected to a top of the shoulder member, a curling part 18 winding outward connected to a top of the neck member, and a thread part 17a formed around the neck part, the cylindrically-shaped metal container body is a mono-block container processed by an impact processing, a drawing, or a drawing-ironing; and
a coating film including a first layer 12 composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound having high durability to deformation processing applied to an inner surface of an upper part of cylindrical body member, an inner surface of the shoulder member, and an inner surface of the neck member; and a second layer composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound having high corrosion resistance applied to a rest of an inner surface of the cylindrically-shaped metal container body, wherein a bottom of the first layer and a top of the second layer are overlapped,
wherein the first layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing 10 to 30 wt % of a phenol component and the second layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing 20 to 50 wt % of a phenol component; and the amount of the phenol component contained in the first layer is 1 to 10 wt % less than that contained in the second layer.
4. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a reduced diameter cylindrical part is formed between the shoulder member and the neck member.
5. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a third layer composed of Ultra Violet ink is applied to a whole or apart of an inner surface of the a cylindrically-shaped metal container body.
6. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a third layer composed of hot-melt agent is applied to a whole or a part of an inner surface of the a cylindrically-shaped metal container body.
7. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the second layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing a pigment and the first layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound containing no or smaller amount of the pigment than the amount of pigment contained in the second layer.
8. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the first layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound using a high-molecular weight epoxy resin and the second layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound using a low-molecular weight epoxy resin.
9. An inside-coated metal container according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the first layer is composed of a water-based epoxy acrylate resin type coating compound using a high-molecular weight epoxy resin and the second layer is composed of an phenolic epoxy resin type coating compound using a low-molecular weight epoxy resin.