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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Okui, Azumino, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: nozzles; individual flow paths communicating with each of the nozzles; a liquid storage portion storing liquid; a supply flow path for supplying the liquid from the liquid storage portion to the individual flow paths; a recovery flow path for recovering the liquid from the individual flow paths to the liquid storage portion; a bypass flow path that couples the supply flow path and the recovery flow path; and an on-off valve configured to close and open the recovery flow path, in which the on-off valve is disposed between the bypass flow path and the liquid storage portion in the recovery flow path, and a pressurization discharge operation of discharging the liquid from each of the nozzles by pressurizing the liquid in the supply flow path in a state in which the recovery flow path is closed by the on-off valve is executed.