Patent ID: 9463629
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting portion provided with a nozzle opening area, the nozzle opening area having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting liquid, the plurality of nozzles arranged to form a nozzle row; and a wiping portion wiping the nozzle opening area in a nozzle raw direction along the nozzle row, wherein the nozzle opening area includes a plurality of wiping target areas, the plurality of wiping target areas are at different positions in an intersecting direction intersecting the nozzle row direction, and wherein the wiping portion wipes individually the plurality of wiping target areas, and the wiping portion stops in a state of contacting with the liquid ejecting portion after wiping one wiping target area.