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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Tomimatsu, Matsumoto, JP;
Shunsuke Watanabe, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting head includes a liquid ejection unit, a flexible substrate, and a case member. The liquid ejection unit includes a drive element, a pressure chamber, and a nozzle. The flexible substrate is electrically connected to the drive element. The case member includes a flow channel configured to supply the liquid to the pressure chamber and an opening portion through which the flexible substrate is inserted. The flexible substrate has a straight portion and a wide portion having a width more than that of the straight portion. The case member has a side wall surrounding the opening portion, and a cutout portion formed in the side wall and configured to release the opening portion outward from the side wall. Portions of the side wall across the cutout portion are positioned outside the straight portion of the flexible substrate disposed in the opening portion.