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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masamitsu Shimazu, Shiojiri, JP;
Shunichi Hizawa, Matsumoto, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16573 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head configured to eject liquid; a control unit that makes the liquid ejecting head execute a plurality of types of preliminary ejection, which are ejection of liquid onto a medium and ejection of liquid onto an area outside the medium; and a plurality of receiving portions configured to receive liquid ejected by preliminary ejection, wherein the control unit changes the receiving portion that receives liquid ejected by preliminary ejection depending on the types of preliminary ejection.