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US 2009/0213174 A1Published application
Liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsShinichi Kamoshida, Toshio Kumagai, Norihiro Masuda
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus including an ejection head capable of ejecting liquid that may be cured by irradiation of an energy ray, a wiping member that is capable of wiping a nozzle forming face of the ejection head, an irradiation unit that is capable of curing and solidifying the liquid adhering to the wiping member by irradiating the energy ray after the nozzle forming face is wiped by the wiping member, and a removal unit that removes the solidified liquid from the wiping member.
Claims14
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- an ejection head capable of ejecting liquid that may be cured by irradiation of an energy ray;
- a wiping member that is capable of wiping a nozzle forming face of the ejection head;
- an irradiation unit that is capable of curing and solidifying the liquid adhering to the wiping member by irradiating the energy ray after the nozzle forming face is wiped by the wiping member;
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- a removal unit that removes the solidified liquid from the wiping member.
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A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a rotary drum that is capable of rotating about a shaft center and holding a recording medium held on an outer circumference of the rotary drum;
- an ejection head disposed along the outer circumference of the rotary drum capable of ejecting liquid toward the recording medium that may be cured by irradiation of an energy ray;
- a wiping member disposed in a space between the ends of the recording medium held by the rotary drum that is capable of wiping a nozzle forming face of the ejection head;
- an irradiation unit disposed along the outer circumference of the rotary drum that is capable of curing and solidifying the liquid adhering to the wiping member by irradiating the energy ray after the nozzle forming face is wiped by the wiping member and capable of solidifying the liquid ejected toward the recording medium;
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- a removal unit that disposed along the outer circumference of the rotary drum removes the solidified liquid from the wiping member.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.