Liquid ejection device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshio Arimura, Jun Higuchi
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Abstract
A liquid ejection device includes an ejection section having multiple nozzle surfaces aligned in one direction and configured to eject liquid from nozzles that are opened on each of the multiple nozzle surfaces, and a wiping section that wipes the multiple nozzle surfaces, wherein the wiping section further including an absorbing member that absorbs the liquid clinging to the multiple nozzle surfaces by contacting the multiple nozzle surfaces, multiple pressing members that press the absorbing member against the multiple nozzle surfaces, and multiple elastic members that press each of the multiple pressing members toward the ejection section.
Claims9
A liquid ejection device comprising:
- an ejection section having multiple nozzle surfaces aligned in one direction perpendicular to a medium transport direction and configured to eject liquid from nozzles that are opened in each of the multiple nozzle surfaces;
- and
- a wiping section that wipes the multiple nozzle surfaces, wherein
- the wiping section has
- an absorbing member that absorbs the liquid clinging to the multiple nozzle surfaces by contacting the multiple nozzle surfaces,
- multiple pressing members that press the absorbing member against the multiple nozzle surfaces and include a first pressing member and a second pressing member aligned in the one direction, and
- multiple elastic members that press each of the multiple pressing members toward the ejection section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.