发明名称 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method |
摘要 |
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting section in which a nozzle capable of ejecting liquid is provided; a supply flow path that supplies the liquid to the nozzle; a pressurizing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by pressurizing the liquid inside the supply flow path; and a pressure reducing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by reducing a pressure of a space communicating with a side opposite to a side of the supply flow path of the nozzle. In a maintenance operation discharging the liquid from the nozzle by driving at least one of the pressurizing mechanism and the pressure reducing mechanism, the last discharging operation of the maintenance operation is performed by driving the pressurizing mechanism from a state where the negative pressure is caused to act on the inside of the nozzle by driving the pressure reducing mechanism. |
申请公布号 |
US9242469(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.26 |
申请号 |
US201414533732 |
申请日期 |
2014.11.05 |
申请人 |
Seiko Epson Corporation |
发明人 |
Okina Takuya |
分类号 |
B41J2/165;B41J2/19 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
代理机构 |
Workman Nydegger |
代理人 |
Workman Nydegger |
主权项 |
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a liquid ejecting section in which a nozzle capable of ejecting liquid is provided; a pressurizing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by pressurizing the liquid inside the supply flow path supplying the liquid to the nozzle; and a pressure reducing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by reducing a pressure of a space communicating with a side opposite to a side of the supply flow path of the nozzle, a controller that is communicatively coupled to the pressurizing mechanism and the pressure reducing mechanism, wherein the controller performs a maintenance operation that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by driving at least one of the pressurizing mechanism and the pressure reducing mechanism, and the controller performs a last discharging operation of the maintenance operation by driving the pressurizing mechanism from a state where the negative pressure is caused to act inside the nozzle by driving the pressure reducing mechanism. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |