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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2004
Masatomo Kanamitsu, Fukuoka, JP;
Naruhiko Katagiri, Nagano, JP;
Hajime Wada, Nagano, JP;
Keisuke Haba, Nagano, JP;
Midori Araya, Nagano, JP;
Masahiro Isono, Nagano, JP;
Hikaru Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuhisa Takeda, Nagano, JP;
Kenjiro Ishihara, Nagano, JP;
Seiji Tezuka, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoshi Kaneta, Nagano, JP;
Takashi Sato, Nagano, JP;
Masatomo Kanamitsu, Fukuoka, JP;
Naruhiko Katagiri, Nagano, JP;
Hajime Wada, Nagano, JP;
Keisuke Haba, Nagano, JP;
Midori Araya, Nagano, JP;
Masahiro Isono, Nagano, JP;
Hikaru Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuhisa Takeda, Nagano, JP;
Kenjiro Ishihara, Nagano, JP;
Seiji Tezuka, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoshi Kaneta, Nagano, JP;
Takashi Sato, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporaion, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting head is operable to move in a first direction. A platen is opposed to the liquid ejecting head to support an object to which a liquid droplet is ejected from the liquid ejecting head and to define a gap between the liquid ejecting head and the object. The platen is formed with a groove hole to which a liquid droplet deviated from an edge of the object is disposed, and through holes formed in a bottom portion of the groove hole and arranged in the first direction. A tray member is arranged below the platen to receive liquid dropped through the through holes. A first liquid absorber is provided in the groove hole. A second liquid absorber is provided in the tray member. At least one liquid leading member extends through at least one of the through holes to lead liquid absorbed by the first liquid absorber to the second liquid absorber.