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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Fujii, Shiojiri, JP;
Kazuyoshi Mizuno, Chino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a liquid from a plurality of nozzles that are arranged on a nozzle surface to form a nozzle row; a plate-shaped member having an upper end portion of which a dimension in a direction in which the nozzle row extends is equal to or larger than that of the nozzle row; a wiping member configured to wipe the nozzle surface; and a control portion performing a contact operation of bringing the liquid bulging from the nozzle into contact with the upper end portion, and performing a wiping operation of wiping the nozzle surface after the contact operation by relatively moving the wiping member and the liquid ejecting portion in a wiping direction along the nozzle surface.