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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Yamagishi, Shiojiri, JP;
Akihiro Toya, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16579 (2013.01); B41J 2/0451 (2013.01); B41J 2/04586 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a casing, a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid in the casing, an absorber capable of absorbing a portion of the liquid that has leaked into the casing, and a detector capable of detecting the portion of the liquid absorbed by the absorber. The absorber includes a detection portion to be detected by the detector and a plurality of extension portions extending from the detection portion.