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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017

Filed:

May. 24, 2016
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masahisa Nawano, Suwa, JP;

Hiroaki Okui, Azumino, JP;

Yasuyuki Kudo, Shiojiri, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16538 (2013.01); B41J 2/14233 (2013.01); B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14362 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14419 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16502 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16558 (2013.01); B41J 2202/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid ejecting head unit which includes a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle surface provided with nozzles, the nozzle surface being on a plane defined by two directions including a first and a second directions intersecting each other, a wiping unit comprising a wiper parallel to the first direction and configured to perform relative movement in the second direction between the wiper and the nozzle surface to wipe the nozzle surface, a recess defined by an edge provided along the first direction on the nozzle surface, and a controller for filling the recess with a liquid which spills from at least one nozzle among the nozzles, and for wiping the nozzle surface after wiping the recess.


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