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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Tomohiko Sano, Nagano, JP;
Tomohiko Sano, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit which repeatedly ejects a liquid every predetermined unit, a first storing unit which stores the liquid to be supplied to the ejecting unit, a second storing unit which stores the liquid to be supplied to the first storing unit, a pump which supplies the liquid from the second storing unit to the first storing unit, and a control unit which performs a first operation and a second operation. The first operation includes an operation of creating the ejection signal and an operation of performing a predetermined unit of a subsequent ejection using the ejecting unit. The second operation includes an operation of supplying the liquid using the pump, an operation of creating a detection signal, and an operation of detecting the liquid of the second storing unit, wherein the control unit performs the second operation while the first operation is performed.