Droplet ejection device and method for collecting adherent liquid
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorYasuyo YOKOTA
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Abstract
There is provided a droplet ejection device comprising: a droplet ejecting head comprising a droplet ejecting surface on which an ejecting aperture from which droplets are ejected and a collecting hole for collecting adherent liquid adhered to the droplet ejecting face are formed; and a collecting unit that causes the liquid to overflow to the droplet ejecting face through the collecting hole and collects the overflowed liquid through the collecting hole together with the adherent liquid.
Claims14
A droplet ejection device comprising:
- a droplet ejecting head comprising a droplet ejecting surface on which an ejecting aperture from which droplets are ejected and a collecting hole for collecting adherent liquid adhered to the droplet ejecting face are formed;
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- a collecting unit that causes the liquid to overflow to the droplet ejecting face through the collecting hole and collects the overflowed liquid through the collecting hole together with the adherent liquid.
A method for collecting adherent liquid adhered to a droplet ejecting face of a droplet ejecting head, the method comprising:
- forming a collecting hole for collecting adherent liquid adhered to the droplet ejecting surface of a droplet ejecting head;
- causing a liquid to overflow to the droplet ejecting face through a collecting hole provided on the droplet ejecting face, in which an ejecting aperture that ejects droplets is provided;
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- collecting the overflowed liquid through the collecting hole together with the adherent liquid adhered to the droplet ejecting face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.