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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Satoru Hosono, Azumino, JP;
Nobuhito Takahashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Satoru Hosono, Azumino, JP;
Nobuhito Takahashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fluid discharging apparatus including a head, a medium support portion, a contact member, and an actuator portion. The head includes a plurality of nozzles through which a fluid is discharged onto a target medium. The medium support portion supports the medium. The contact member is provided within the medium support portion. The actuator portion moves at least one of the head and the medium support portion so that the plurality of nozzles are located close to or far from the contact member. During a standby state when fluid is not discharged onto the medium, the contact member is brought into contact with the head in order to seal the plurality of nozzles, and in a discharging state, the head is located away from the contact member in order to provide a space through which the medium is allowed to pass between the plurality of nozzles and the contact member.