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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Tsutsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Daiju Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shota Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Taiji Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejection head to eject liquid, a recovery unit, a housing, a discharge unit, a casing including the discharge unit and the housing, and a liquid receptacle. The recovery unit maintains liquid ejecting performance of the liquid ejection head. The housing houses a container that accommodates liquid received by the recovery unit. The discharge unit discharges the liquid received by the recovery unit to the container. The liquid receptacle is disposed below the discharge unit in a direction of gravity in the casing and includes a first groove extending in a first direction crossing the direction of gravity and a second groove extending in a second direction crossing the direction of gravity and the first direction.