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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakamura, Shiojiri, JP;
Izumi Nozawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid; a first tank that stores the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head; a second tank that receives the liquid that was not ejected from the liquid ejecting head; circulation paths through which the liquid circulates among the first tank, the liquid ejecting head, and the second tank; a pump that feeds the liquid from the second tank to the first tank; a first supply flow path that communicates between the first tank and a first main tank that is located above the first tank and stores the liquid; a second supply flow path that communicates between the first main tank and the second tank; a first opening/closing valve that can open and close the first supply flow path; and a second opening/closing valve that can open and close the second supply flow path.