LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS

摘要

In an inkjet printer, a cap part for receiving ink from a head unit during maintenance includes a liquid receiving part and an exhaust part disposed laterally to the liquid receiving part. In the liquid receiving part, a second liquid receiving chamber is disposed further from the exhaust part than is a first liquid receiving part. A second flow path is disposed below the first liquid receiving chamber without passing through the first liquid receiving chamber. In the exhaust part, a first fan part is connected to the first liquid receiving chamber, and a second fan part is connected to the second liquid receiving chamber through the second flow path. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately exhaust a gas contained within the second liquid receiving chamber, independently of the first liquid receiving chamber. Consequently, a mist in the liquid receiving part can be discharged efficiently.

主权项

1. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:
an ejecting part for ejecting a liquid toward a base material, said ejecting part and said base material moving relative to each other in a predetermined movement direction; and a cap part for receiving the liquid ejected from said ejecting part during maintenance, said cap part including: a liquid receiving part for receiving the liquid ejected from said ejecting part while facing said ejecting part during maintenance; and an exhaust part disposed laterally to said liquid receiving part and for evacuating a gas contained within said liquid receiving part, said liquid receiving part including: a first liquid receiving chamber having an opening opposing a portion of said ejecting part; a second liquid receiving chamber disposed further from said exhaust part than is said first liquid receiving chamber, separated from said first liquid receiving chamber by a division wall, and having an opening opposing another portion of said ejecting part; and a flow path disposed without passing through said first liquid receiving chamber, and connecting said second liquid receiving chamber and said exhaust part, and said exhaust part including: a first fan part connected to said first liquid receiving chamber and for evacuating a gas contained within said first liquid receiving chamber; and a second fan part connected to said second liquid receiving chamber through said flow path and for evacuating a gas contained within said second liquid receiving chamber.