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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Nakata, Matsumoto, JP;
Yuichi Urabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head configured to eject liquid from a nozzle onto a medium to perform printing, a liquid accommodating unit configured to receive, via an opening, the liquid ejected by empty discharging that ejects the liquid from the liquid ejecting head separately from the printing, a cover movable to a closed position where the opening of the liquid accommodating unit is covered and an open position where the opening is opened, and a detection unit configured to detect the cover positioned at the closed position or the open position.