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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yohei Nunokawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16579 (2013.01); B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 29/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a liquid ejecting device including an ejecting unit configured to eject a liquid onto a medium, a detector configured to emit light toward an object opposing the ejecting unit and receive reflected light generated by reflection of the light thereby detecting information, and a cover portion including a cover that transmits the light and is disposed at a position to cover the detector. The cover portion is configured to move the cover so as to change a portion of the cover that covers the detector while the detector remains covered.