Coagulation method, coagulation device, and ejecting device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKeigo Takishima, Yoshihisa Horikawa
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Abstract
Provided is a coagulation method for a liquid, recovered from a printer, and containing pigment and a cleaning liquid. The coagulation method includes storing the recovered liquid containing the pigment and the cleaning liquid, cooling the recovered liquid such that at least a part of the recovered liquid solidifies, and heating a solid generated by solidifying at least a part of the recovered liquid in order to liquefy the solid.
Claims6
A coagulation method for a liquid containing pigment and a cleaning liquid recovered from a liquid ejecting device, the method comprising:
- storing the liquid;
- cooling the liquid such that at least a part of the liquid solidifies;
- and
- heating a solid generated by solidifying at least a part of the liquid in order to liquefy the solid.
A coagulation device for performing coagulation treatment for a liquid containing pigment and a cleaning liquid recovered from a liquid ejecting device, the coagulation device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store a liquid containing the pigment and the cleaning liquid;
- and
- a temperature change unit configured to change a temperature of the liquid stored in the storage unit, wherein
- the temperature change unit is configured to
- cool the liquid such that at least a part of the liquid solidifies, and
- heat a solid generated by solidifying at least a part of the liquid in order to liquefy the solid.
An ejecting device, comprising:
- a transport unit configured to transport a medium;
- an ejecting unit configured to eject a composition containing pigment onto the medium;
- a cleaner unit configured to clean, with a cleaning liquid, the transport unit to which the composition adheres;
- a storage unit configured to store a liquid containing the pigment and the cleaning liquid;
- and
- a temperature change unit configured to change a temperature of the liquid stored in the storage unit, wherein
- the temperature change unit is configured to cool the liquid such that the liquid solidifies, and heat a solid generated by solidifying the liquid in order to liquefy the solid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.