| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a liquid from remaining in a discharge space. <P>SOLUTION: A printer includes a liquid ejection head, a capping unit, a humidified air supply unit, a wiping unit, and a control unit controlling the components. Upon receiving a maintenance signal, the control unit controls the capping unit and the supply unit so as to perform a second supplying operation of supplying air to an ejection space in an open state via a second opening, after a first supplying operation of supplying air to the ejection space in a sealed state via a first opening. Thereafter, the control unit controls the wiping unit and the capping unit so as to perform a wiping operation of wiping the surface of the opposing member and then switch the ejection space to the sealed state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
