Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of wiping liquid discharge head in liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorMasato Murayama
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes two liquid discharge heads, a wiper unit, and an actuating mechanism. Each of the two liquid discharge heads has a nozzle face on which at least one nozzle opening for discharging liquid is formed. The two liquid discharge heads are located so that the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads face each other. The wiper unit is pressed against each of the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads at a position at which the wiper unit is placed between the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads. The actuating mechanism reciprocally moves the wiper unit relatively along the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads.
Claims5
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- two liquid discharge heads, each of which has a nozzle face on which at least one nozzle opening for discharging liquid is formed, wherein the two liquid discharge heads are located so that the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads face each other;
- a wiper unit that is pressed against both of the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads at a position at which the wiper unit is placed between both the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads;
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- an actuating mechanism that reciprocally moves the wiper unit relatively along the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads.
A method of wiping a liquid discharge head in a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes two liquid discharge heads, each of which has a nozzle face on which at least one nozzle opening for discharging liquid is formed, that are located so that the nozzle faces face each other, and a wiper unit that wipes away both of the nozzle faces, comprising:
- reciprocally moving the wiper unit relatively along both of the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge heads while the wiper unit is being pressed against both of the nozzle faces of the two liquid discharge units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.