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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Seiji Shimizu, Ogaki, JP;
Yoshihumi Suzuki, Ena, JP;
Atsushi Hirota, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a head comprising ejection openings opposed to an ejection space; a cap mechanism which switches the ejection space between a closed state and an open state; a first supply opening portion communicating with the ejection space being in the closed state, a second supply opening portion communicating with the ejection space being in the open state; and a humidifying mechanism configured to supply humid air to at least one of the first and second supply opening portions. In the closed state, an amount of the humid air supplied to the first supply opening portion is greater than that of the humid air supplied to the second supply opening portion. In the open state, an amount of the humid air supplied to the second supply opening portion is greater than that of the humid air supplied to the first supply opening portion.
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