Seiko Epson Corporation

Keigo Takishima

Nobuaki Kamiyama

Yoshihisa Horikawa

Hirokazu Fujii

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge portion configured to discharge a liquid from a nozzle provided in a nozzle surface and move in a X-axis direction, and a detection portion configured to detect a liquid droplet adhering to the nozzle surface, including an irradiating portion configured to radiate irradiation light along the nozzle surface in an irradiating direction intersecting the scanning direction, and a light receiving portion configured to receive the irradiation light radiated from the irradiating portion, in which in the liquid droplet detection of detecting the liquid droplet, the liquid discharge portion moves in the X-axis direction on a −Z direction side of the detection portion in a state where the irradiating portion is caused to radiate the irradiation light.

Liquid discharge apparatus and method for controlling liquid discharge apparatus

A printer includes an ejecting head that ejects ink, a glued belt including a support surface, a first fan and a second fan configured to blow air toward the support surface, and a facing portion facing a portion of the first fan and a portion of the second fan. The facing portion includes an opening that opens in the Z direction. The opening is located between the first fan and the second fan in the X direction when viewed in the Z direction. When a spacing in the X direction at a first position in the +Y direction is defined as the first spacing and a spacing in the X direction at a second position upstream of the first position in the +Y direction is defined as the second spacing, the second spacing is larger than the first spacing.

Liquid ejecting device and air blowing device

Provided is a coagulation method for a liquid, recovered from a printer, and containing pigment and a cleaning liquid. The coagulation method includes storing the recovered liquid containing the pigment and the cleaning liquid, cooling the recovered liquid such that at least a part of the recovered liquid solidifies, and heating a solid generated by solidifying at least a part of the recovered liquid in order to liquefy the solid.

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Matsumoto, Japan

Keigo Takishima