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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Muto, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16544 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2/16538 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has a nozzle surface that is provided with nozzles for ejecting a liquid, a wiper for wiping the nozzle surface, a scanning mechanism configured to cause the nozzle surface and the wiper to perform a plurality of relative movements between the nozzle surface and the wiper, and a controller configured to control the scanning mechanism. The plurality of relative movements includes a first relative movement and a second relative movement that is different in the wiping from the first relative movement.