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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Ito, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Ito, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/19 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a defoaming mechanism that is used for eliminating air bubbles from a liquid flowing through the inside of a liquid supply path included in a liquid ejecting apparatus. The defoaming mechanism includes a defoaming chamber that has a side wall extending in the vertical direction and is used for capturing the air bubbles contained in the liquid and a communication portion that allows the defoaming chamber and the liquid supply path to be communicated with each other in the side wall.