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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenori Nakagawa, Kamiina-gun, JP;
Keiji Matsumoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle that is disposed on a nozzle surface, a first wiping portion which is able to wipe away the liquid that is adhered to the nozzle surface, and a second wiping portion which is able to hold the liquid that is adhered to the nozzle surface by contacting the nozzle surface, wherein it is possible to perform a first maintenance operation in which the nozzle surface is wiped using the first wiping portion and a second maintenance operation in which the second wiping portion is caused to contact the nozzle surface due to the second wiping portion being biased by the first wiping portion.