| 摘要 |
<p>A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a head (10) having an ejection surface (10a); a head holder (3); a capping mechanism (40, 8; 40, 70) for capping the ejection surface, having: a facing member (8; 70) with a facing surface (8a; 70a) to face the ejection surface; and a protrusion (41a; 241a) provided on the head holder for isolating, from an external space, an ejection space formed between the ejection surface and the facing surface when a tip (41a1; 241a1) of the protrusion contacts the facing surface; and a humidifying mechanism (50) having: a circulation passage (51, 55, 56, 57) whose first and second ends (51; 351) are open to the ejection space through openings (51a, 51b; 351a) thereof provided in one of the head and the head holder; and a humidifier (53, 54) for humidifying an air in the passage, the humidifying mechanism being configured to collect an air in the ejection space from the opening of the first end and to supply an air humidified by the humidifier into the ejection space from the opening of the second end.</p> |
