Liquid ejecting apparatus and cleaning method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAtsushi Muto, Masahiko Sato, Hiroyuki Hagiwara
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a flow path member including a common liquid chamber communicating with each of a plurality of nozzles formed in a nozzle surface, via a corresponding pressure generating chamber, a supply port provided in an inner wall of the common liquid chamber to supply a liquid to the common liquid chamber, a discharge port provided in a ceiling of the common liquid chamber to discharge an air bubble from the common liquid chamber, and a wall continuously extending from the inner wall, and including a surface opposing the discharge port.
Claims11
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a flow path member including a common liquid chamber communicating with each of a plurality of nozzles formed in a nozzle surface, via a corresponding pressure generating chamber;
- a supply port provided in an inner wall of the common liquid chamber to supply a liquid to the common liquid chamber;
- a discharge port provided in a ceiling of the common liquid chamber to discharge an air bubble from the common liquid chamber;
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- a wall continuously extending from the inner wall, including a surface opposing the discharge port,
- wherein the discharge port is located on an outer side of the pressure generating chamber, in a direction in which the pressure generating chambers are aligned.
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a flow path member including a common liquid chamber communicating with each of a plurality of nozzles formed in a nozzle surface, via a corresponding pressure generating chamber;
- a supply port provided in an inner wall of the common liquid chamber to supply a liquid to the common liquid chamber;
- a discharge port provided in a ceiling of the common liquid chamber to discharge an air bubble from the common liquid chamber;
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- a wall continuously extending from the inner wall, including a first surface opposing the discharge port, and including a second surface that opposes the discharge port and does not oppose the supply port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.