Liquid ejection device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorNobuaki KAMIYAMA
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Abstract
A liquid ejection device includes a liquid ejection head, a cleaning member, and a waste liquid tank. The liquid ejection head has a nozzle face on which a nozzle is formed. The cleaning member has a concave space therein and is configured to be attached to the nozzle face such that the concave space is arranged between the cleaning member and the nozzle face. The waste liquid tank is configured to collect cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning member. The cleaning member further includes a first channel configured to supply the cleaning liquid toward the nozzle face and a second channel configured to discharge the cleaning liquid from the concave space.
Claims10
A liquid ejection device comprising:
- a liquid ejection head having a nozzle face on which a nozzle is formed;
- a cleaning member having a concave space therein, the cleaning member being configured to be attached to the nozzle face such that the concave space is arranged between the cleaning member and the nozzle face;
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- a waste liquid tank configured to collect cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning member,
- the cleaning member further including a first channel configured to supply the cleaning liquid toward the nozzle face and a second channel configured to discharge the cleaning liquid from the concave space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.