Liquid ejection apparatus

A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejection head having a nozzle surface, the nozzle surface including a nozzle opening, the liquid ejection head ejecting a liquid from the nozzle surface;
• a liquid receiver having an opening provided in correspondence with the nozzle surface of the liquid ejection head, the liquid receiver being capable of receiving the liquid ejected as a waste liquid from the nozzle opening of the liquid ejection head through the opening of the liquid receiver;
• a liquid receiver movement mechanism that moves the liquid receiver between a receiving position at which the opening of the liquid receiver opposes the nozzle surface of the liquid ejection head and a non-receiving position spaced from the receiving position;
• and
• a lid body arranged at the non-receiving position, the lid body contacting the liquid receiver in such a manner as to close the opening of the liquid receiver after the liquid receiver is moved to the non-receiving position by the liquid receiver movement mechanism,
• wherein the liquid receiver movement mechanism further includes:
• a drive force transmitting member that operates at a position in a horizontal direction between the receiving position and the non-receiving position through generation of a drive force;
• and
• a movable member that moves within a range in a horizontal direction between the receiving position and the non-receiving position through operation of the drive force transmitting member,
• wherein the liquid receiver is maintained in a state associating with the movable member and thereby moves between the receiving position and the non-receiving position in association with movement of the movable member.

A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejection head having a nozzle surface, the nozzle surface including a nozzle opening, the liquid ejection head ejecting a liquid from the nozzle surface;
• a liquid receiver having an opening provided in correspondence with the nozzle surface of the liquid ejection head, the liquid receiver being capable of receiving the liquid ejected as a waste liquid from the nozzle opening of the liquid ejection head through the opening of the liquid receiver;
• a liquid receiver movement mechanism that moves the liquid receiver between a receiving position at which the opening of the liquid receiver opposes the nozzle surface of the liquid ejection head and a non-receiving position spaced from the receiving position;
• a lid body arranged at the non-receiving position, the lid body contacting the liquid receiver in such a manner as to close the opening of the liquid receiver after the liquid receiver is moved to the non-receiving position by the liquid receiver movement mechanism;
• and
• a carriage that reciprocates,
• wherein the liquid ejection head is mounted in the carriage, and
• wherein the liquid receiver movement mechanism causes the liquid receiver to move horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the carriage.