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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Nakamura, Shiojiri, JP;

Izumi Nozawa, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1707 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01);
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.


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