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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2015
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Norihiro Masuda, Nagano, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16523 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid ejection device includes first and second ejection heads, first and second suction containers, and a suction fan. The first and second ejection heads are configured and arranged to eject liquid from a plurality of nozzles onto a recording medium. The first suction container is disposed on a downstream side of the first ejection head with respect to a direction of feeding the recording medium. The second ejection head is disposed on a downstream side of the first suction container. The second suction container is disposed on a downstream side of the second ejection head. The suction fan is configured and arranged to generate an air flow. The first suction container and the second suction container are connected to the suction fan.


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