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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2021
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomoki Shinoda, Shiojiri, JP;

Takeshi Iwamuro, Matsumoto, JP;

Hitotoshi Kimura, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16544 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16594 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that has a supply port, a second discharge port, a plurality of nozzles, and a nozzle surface on which a plurality of the nozzles are open, and that discharges the liquid from the nozzles, a liquid supply flow path coupled to the supply port so that the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting portion, and a liquid return flow path coupled to the second discharge port so that the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting portion is returned to the liquid supply flow path, in which a pressure lowering operation of lowering a pressure in the liquid ejecting portion is performed in a state where a flow of the liquid in the liquid return flow path is blocked after performing a pressurization discharge operation of pressurizing the liquid in the liquid ejecting portion and discharging the liquid from the nozzle.


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