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US 10,703,104 B2Granted
Liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHiroyuki Nakamura, Hiroki Chino, Izumi Nozawa
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid onto a medium; a waste liquid container having a container that is configured to store a waste liquid discharged from the ejection portion; a housing that houses the ejection portion; and a humidity adjustment portion that adjusts humidity inside the housing. The waste liquid container is configured to store moisture discharged from the humidity adjustment portion.
Claims19
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- an ejection portion that ejects liquid onto a medium;
- a waste liquid storing portion configured to store a waste liquid discharged from the ejection portion;
- a housing that houses the ejection portion;
- a humidity adjustment portion that adjusts humidity inside the housing;
- and
- an accommodating portion that accommodates the medium,
- wherein the humidity adjustment portion adjusts humidity inside the accommodating portion, and
- wherein the waste liquid storing portion is configured to store moisture discharged from the humidity adjustment portion.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- an ejection portion that ejects liquid onto a medium;
- a waste liquid storing portion configured to store a waste liquid discharged from the ejection portion;
- a housing that houses the ejection portion;
- a humidity sensor that detects humidity inside the housing;
- a humidity adjustment portion that adjusts humidity inside the housing;
- and
- a controller that controls the operation of the humidity adjustment portion based on a detected humidity by the humidity sensor,
- wherein the waste liquid storing portion is configured to store moisture discharged from the humidity adjustment portion.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- an ejection portion that ejects liquid onto a medium;
- a waste liquid storing portion configured to store a waste liquid discharged from the ejection portion;
- an accommodating portion that accommodates the medium;
- and
- a dehumidifying portion configured to dehumidify inside the accommodating portion,
- wherein the waste liquid storing portion is configured to store moisture discharged from the dehumidifying portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.