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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nagatoya, Azumino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head including a nozzle forming face in which a plurality of nozzles through which liquid is ejected toward a droplet landing object are formed, and a protruding face protruding toward the droplet landing objet and disposed so as to surround the nozzle forming face, and a cap body including a bottom plate and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom plate and configured to seal the nozzle forming face within a sealing space formed by bringing a top portion of the wall into contact with the protruding face. Further, at minimum, a portion included in the wall and being brought into contact with the protruding portion is an elastic member including liquid repellency.