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US 10,328,719 B2Granted
Liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMasaru Kobashi, Izumi Nozawa
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a medium supporting unit which supports a medium that is transported along a transport path; a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium that is supported by the medium supporting unit; a heating part which heats the medium; and a space forming member which forms a closed space at which the nozzle is opened. The space forming member is configured to move between a space forming position in which the space forming member is disposed when forming the closed space, and a retracted position which is further separated from the heating part than the space forming position.
Claims10
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a medium supporting unit which supports a medium that is transported along a transport path;
- a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium that is supported by the medium supporting unit;
- a heating part which heats the medium;
- a wiping member in a wet state which wipes an area in the liquid ejecting head at which the nozzle is opened by relatively moving with respect to the liquid ejecting head;
- and
- a space forming member which forms a closed space at which the nozzle is opened, wherein, while the liquid ejecting head ejects the liquid onto the medium, the space forming member is located in a first retracted position,
- wherein the heating part is disposed on an downstream side from the liquid ejecting head in a transport direction in which the medium is transported,
- wherein the first retracted position is located on an upstream side from the liquid ejecting head in the transport direction, and
- wherein the medium supporting unit is configured to move between a support position below the liquid ejecting head in which the medium supporting unit supports the medium that is transported and a second retracted position which is separated from the transport path,
- wherein the heating part is disposed above an opening of the nozzle,
- wherein the wiping member is configured to move between a wiping position in which the wiping member is disposed when wiping the area, and a standby position which is further separated from the liquid ejecting head and the heating part than wiping position, and
- wherein the retracted position of the space forming member is below the standby position of the wiping member.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a medium supporting unit which supports a medium that is transported along a transport path;
- a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium that is supported by the medium supporting unit;
- a heating part which heats the medium;
- a space forming member which forms a closed space at which the nozzle is opened;
- and
- a wiping member in a wet state which wipes an area in the liquid ejecting head at which the nozzle is opened by relatively moving with respect to the liquid ejecting head,
- wherein, while the liquid ejecting head ejects the liquid onto the medium, the space forming member is located in a retracted position on an opposite side to the heating part with respect to the liquid ejecting head, and the wiping member is located in a standby position on an opposite side to the heating part with respect to the liquid ejecting head and above the retracted position.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a medium supporting unit which supports a medium that is transported along a transport path;
- a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium that is supported by the medium supporting unit;
- a heating part which heats the medium;
- a wiping member in a wet state which wipes an area in the liquid ejecting head at which the nozzle is opened by relatively moving with respect to the liquid ejecting head;
- and
- a space forming member which forms a closed space at which the nozzle is opened in a space forming position,
- wherein, in response to the medium supporting unit moves to a position facing the liquid ejecting head, the space forming member moves from the space forming position to a first retracted position,
- wherein the heating part is disposed on an downstream side from the liquid ejecting head in a transport direction in which the medium is transported,
- wherein the first retracted position is located on an upstream side from the liquid ejecting head in the transport direction, and
- wherein the medium supporting unit is configured to move between a support position below the liquid ejecting head in which the medium supporting unit supports the medium that is transported and a second retracted position which is separated from the transport path,
- wherein while the liquid ejecting head ejects the liquid onto the medium the wiping member is located in a standby position on an opposite side to the heating part with respect to the liquid ejecting head, and above the first retracted position of the space forming member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.