Liquid ejection apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorAkira Yamagishi
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Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes an ejection portion including a nozzle surface at which one or more nozzles open, and configured to eject, from the nozzle, liquid in a direction different from a vertical direction, a cap configured to form a space in communication with the nozzle by making contact with the ejection portion, an mounting portion to which the cap is detachably mounted, and a holding portion configured to hold the cap detached from the mounting portion. The cap includes a grabbing portion configured to be grabbed by an operator, and a contact portion configured to be hooked onto the holding portion.
Claims12
A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
- an ejection portion including a nozzle surface at which one or more nozzles open, and configured to eject, from the nozzle, liquid in a direction different from a vertical direction;
- a cap configured to form a space in communication with the nozzle by making contact with the ejection portion;
- a mounting portion to which the cap is detachably mounted;
- and
- a holding portion configured to hold the cap in a detached state from the mounting portion, wherein
- the cap includes a grabbing portion configured to be grabbed by an operator, and a contact portion configured to be hooked onto the holding portion.
A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
- an ejection portion including a nozzle surface at which one or more nozzles open, and configured to eject, from the nozzle, liquid in a direction different from a vertical direction;
- a cap configured to form a space in communication with the nozzle by making contact with the ejection portion;
- a mounting portion to which the cap is detachably mounted;
- and
- a holding portion configured to hold the cap detached from the mounting portion, wherein
- the cap includes a grabbing portion configured to be grabbed by an operator, and a contact portion configured to be hooked onto the holding portion, and
- the grabbing portion and the contact portion are integrally constructed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.