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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Sekino, Chino, JP;
Takeshi Seto, Shiojiri, JP;
Hideki Kojima, Matsumoto, JP;
Takahiro Matsuzaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Yuji Saito, Shiojiri, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection device includes: a nozzle through which a liquid is ejected; a liquid transfer tube through which the liquid is transferred to the nozzle; and a vibration generation unit configured to generate vibration, in which the vibration generation unit is in contact with one of the liquid, the nozzle, and the liquid transfer tube, and when the liquid ejected from the nozzle flies as a plurality of droplets in a state where the vibration generation unit does not generate vibration, and the number of the droplets passing through a predetermined position in a unit time is defined as a droplet frequency, a frequency of the vibration generated by the vibration generation unit is equal to or less than the droplet frequency.