Liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a liquid toward a target, the liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejecting head including a nozzle surface that has a plurality of nozzles for ejecting the liquid;
• a cap including an outer wall and a partition wall, the outer wall defining an opening that is closed by the nozzle surface, the partition wall dividing the opening into a plurality of chambers, wherein when the nozzle surface closes the opening, the plurality of nozzles are covered by the cap, the outer wall comes into contact with the nozzle surface, and the partition wall is spaced from the nozzle surface;
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• an aspiration mechanism, connected to the cap, for aspirating fluid in an inner space of the cap, and draining the fluid from the inner space of the cap.

A printer apparatus for ejecting a liquid toward a print surface, the printer apparatus comprising:

• a linearly movable printer head that stores the liquid, wherein the printer head includes a nozzle surface that has a plurality of nozzles for ejecting droplets of the liquid toward the print surface;
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• a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the plurality of nozzles when the printer head is placed at a home position, wherein the cleaning mechanism includes:
• a cap for covering the plurality of nozzles when the printer head is at the home position;
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• an aspiration mechanism, connected to the cap, for depressurizing an inner space of the cap and draining the fluid from the inner space of the cap when the cap covers the plurality of nozzles, wherein the cap includes an outer wall and an inner wall that define a plurality of chambers in the cap, and the outer wall relatively strongly presses the nozzle surface and the inner wall relatively weakly presses the nozzle surface when the cap covers the plurality of nozzles.