Fluid ejecting apparatus and method of controlling the fluid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKaoru Koike, Toshio Kumagai, Hiroki Matsuoka
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Abstract
A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects fluid; a transporting section that transports in a direction of transportation a medium on which the fluid lands; and a mist sucking section that sucks air including a mist portion when the nozzle ejects the fluid, so as to move the mist portion from a route that extends from the nozzle to the spot on the medium where the fluid lands. The mist portion is a portion of mist, which is part of the fluid ejected by the nozzle that does not land on the medium and is floating.
Claims9
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a transporting section that transports a medium in a direction of transportation;
- a nozzle that ejects a droplet of fluid on the medium;
- a mist sucking section that is capable of sucking a mist;
- and
- a controller that controls the mist sucking section,
- wherein the controller controls the mist sucking section in order to prevent a collision of the droplet and the mist which is on a flight route of the droplet.
A method of controlling a fluid ejecting apparatus, comprising:
- providing a transporting section that transports a medium in a direction of transportation, a nozzle that ejects a droplet of fluid on the medium, and a mist sucking section that is capable of sucking a mist;
- and
- controlling the mist sucking section in order to prevent a collision of the droplet and the mist which is on a flight route of the droplet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.