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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2003
Norihiro Maruyama, Nagano, JP;
Takashi Mano, Nagano, JP;
Norihiro Maruyama, Nagano, JP;
Takashi Mano, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage moving between a liquid ejecting area and a non-liquid ejecting area in a first direction, a liquid ejecting head, having a nozzle formation face from which a liquid droplet is ejected, the liquid ejecting head mounted on the carriage, a slider moving between a non-capping position and a capping position relative to the nozzle formation face in accordance with the movement of the carriage, a capping member provided on the slider, the capping member sealing the nozzle formation face when the slider is positioned on the capping position, a first spring urging the slider, and a guide member provided on the slider, and pushing against a side face of the liquid ejecting head.