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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink absorber includes: a plurality of ink absorbent bodies that are elongated and absorb waste liquid of an ink ejected from a liquid ejecting head; and an accommodating container that accommodates the plurality of ink absorbent bodies, in which the plurality of ink absorbent bodies are arranged such that a longitudinal direction thereof extends vertically. Occupancy of the plurality of ink absorbent bodies in a region in which the ink absorbent bodies are arranged in the accommodating container is desirably 50% or more and 99% or less when the ink absorbent bodies are dry.