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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Noritaka Mitsuo, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid droplet discharging apparatus includes an ink tank configured to retain ink, a head configured to discharge the ink, an ink supply path configured to supply the ink from the ink tank to the head, and a shape changing section configured to change a shape of the ink supply path such that differences in elevation are formed in a direction of gravity in the ink supply path.