Patent ID: 11912032
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid;
a liquid flowing portion coupled to the liquid ejecting head and configured to flow the liquid;
a frame that houses the liquid ejecting head and the liquid flowing portion;
a maintenance portion configured to perform maintenance of the liquid ejecting head;
a waste liquid draining portion that drains the liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head in the maintenance; and
a waste liquid flow channel that communicates the maintenance portion and the waste liquid draining portion, wherein
the frame is provided with a passage hole configured to pass the liquid flowing portion along a depth direction,
when viewed in the depth direction, a portion of the liquid flowing portion disposed outside the passage hole is configured to be deformed,
the waste liquid flow channel includes:
a dividing portion configured to divide the waste liquid flow channel; and
a downstream flow channel that communicates the dividing portion and the waste liquid draining portion, and
when viewed in the depth direction, the downstream flow channel is provided inside of the passage hole.