公开(公告)号：US10737495B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16274067

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shigenori Nakagawa ,  Hitotoshi Kimura ,  Junpei Yamashita ,  Kazuyoshi Mizuno

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/15

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a transport belt that transports a medium in a transport direction in a state in which the medium is supported on a medium supporting surface, a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid from a plurality of nozzles formed on a nozzle surface with respect to the medium supported on the medium supporting surface of the transport belt, and a controller that performs a flushing operation of ejecting the liquid from the nozzles as a maintenance operation for the liquid ejecting head, on a flushing area on the medium supporting surface adjacent to the medium with an interval therebetween.

公开(公告)号：US12214595B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17936174

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Jun Shimazaki ,  Azusa Takagi ,  Kazuyoshi Mizuno ,  Shigenori Nakagawa

IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract: A liquid container connected to a liquid ejection apparatus for ejecting a liquid, includes a container for containing liquid and a filter section for collecting foreign matter, an injection port for injecting the liquid into the container and a lead out port for leading out the liquid from the container are opened in the container, and the filter part is positioned in the injection port.

公开(公告)号：US11230105B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US17061817

申请日：2020-10-02

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Hirokazu Fujii ,  Kazuyoshi Mizuno

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a liquid from a plurality of nozzles that are arranged on a nozzle surface to form a nozzle row; a plate-shaped member having an upper end portion of which a dimension in a direction in which the nozzle row extends is equal to or larger than that of the nozzle row; a wiping member configured to wipe the nozzle surface; and a control portion performing a contact operation of bringing the liquid bulging from the nozzle into contact with the upper end portion, and performing a wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface after the contact operation by relatively moving the wiping member and the liquid ejecting portion in a wiping direction along the nozzle surface.