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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Mashima, Azumino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 11/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a supporting section capable of supporting a medium; an ejecting section capable of ejecting liquid onto the medium supported by the supporting section; and a first detecting section capable of detecting whether an amount of space between the medium supported by the supporting section and the ejecting section is equal to or more than a first threshold value. The liquid ejecting apparatus thus configured makes it possible to prevent liquid from being ejected from an ejecting section onto a medium in a state where an amount of space between the medium and the ejecting section is too large.