摘要 |
<p>A liquid ejecting apparatus (101), including: a tank (80) for storing a liquid; a liquid ejecting head (1) that includes an inner passage (72, 73, 74, 75, 105) having an inlet (72a) and an outlet (73a, 74a) and individual liquid channels; a supply passage (82) connecting the tank and the inlet; a return passage (83, 84) connecting the tank and the outlet; a supply device (86) to forcibly supply the liquid in the tank to the inner passage; a restrictor valve (87, 88) to restrict a liquid amount flowing through the return passage; and a discharge controller (44) to drive the supply device while opening the restrictor valve, such that liquid circulation is conducted in which the liquid in the tank returns back thereto via the supply passage, the inner passage, and the return passage, in order, and configured to control the valve to restrict, during the liquid circulation, the liquid amount flowing through the return passage, for permitting a discharge of the liquid from the ejection openings.</p> |