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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2003
Kazunaga Suzuki, Nagano, JP;
Kazunaga Suzuki, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, having nozzle orifices for ejecting liquid therefrom and a controller which performs a recovery operation for removing liquid having a changed liquid property, the liquid being on the nozzle orifices and the vicinities thereof. The recovery operation is performed by using at least a flushing operation in which the liquid drops are ejected from the nozzle orifices and a cleaning operation in which a negative pressure is applied to the nozzle orifices. An operation condition of the cleaning operation is set in accordance with an operation history of the flushing operation performed before the cleaning operation.