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Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Junichiro Matsushita, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/03 (2006.01); B41J 2/025 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2013.01); B41J 2/025 (2013.01); B41J 2/03 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for driving a liquid ejecting apparatus according to a thickening state of liquid in a nozzle determined by a thickening determination section. When the thickening state is a first state, a second flushing signal by which liquid is ejected from a nozzle is supplied a first number of times to the driving element without applying a micro vibration signal by which liquid is not ejected from a nozzle. When the thickening state is a second state in which viscosity of the liquid is higher than viscosity of the liquid in the first state, the second flushing signal that is different from a first flushing signal is supplied the first number of times after applying the micro vibration signal, and a first flushing signal by which liquid is ejected from a nozzle is supplied a second number of times to the driving element after applying the second flushing signals.


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