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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge portion configured to discharge liquid, a maintenance portion that performs maintenance of the liquid discharge portion, a reception portion arranged on a lower side than the maintenance portion in a vertical direction and configured to receive waste liquid dripping from the maintenance portion, and a waste liquid flow path through which the waste liquid flows. The liquid discharge portion includes a nozzle configured to discharge the liquid in a discharge direction intersecting with the vertical direction. The reception portion includes a communication path that guides the received waste liquid to the waste liquid flow path. The communication path is provided at a lower portion of the reception portion.