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US 8,025,360 B2Granted
Packing mechanism for filling a gap between an ejection head and cap member
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorNobuhito Takahashi
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles, an ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid through the nozzles, a cap member that is capable of being brought into contact with the ejection head so as to maintain or regain initial ejection characteristics of the nozzles, a packing member with a changeable volume that is capable of being packed into a gap between the cap member and the ejection head, and a driving unit that is capable of changing the volume of the packing member.
Claims5
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles;
- an ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid through the nozzles;
- a cap member that is capable of being brought into contact with the ejection head so as to maintain or regain initial ejection characteristics of the nozzles;
- a packing member with a changeable volume that is capable of being filled into a gap between the cap member and the ejection head;
- and
- a driving unit that is capable of changing the volume of the packing member,
- wherein the packing member is provided to at least one of the ejection head and the cap member,
- wherein the packing member is a portion of a gel material that is capable of being forced out of an internal space of the at least one of the ejection head and the cap member, and
- wherein the driving unit is a thrust mechanism that is capable of changing the volume of the gel material to be forced out of the internal space.
6 more elements
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles;
- a line head capable of ejecting a liquid through the nozzles;
- a cap member that is capable of being brought into contact with the ejection head so as to maintain or regain initial ejection characteristics of the nozzles;
- a packing member with a changeable volume that is capable of being filled into a gap between the cap member and the ejection head;
- and
- a driving unit that is capable of changing the volume of the packing member;
- wherein the packing member is provided to at least one of the line head and the cap member,
- wherein the packing member is a portion of a gel material that is capable of being forced out of an internal space of the at least one of the ejection head and the cap member, and
- wherein the driving unit is a thrust mechanism that is capable of changing the volume of the gel material to be forced out of the internal space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.