Patent ID: 9278563
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head which can eject liquid onto a target; a carriage which can perform a reciprocating movement in an apparatus main body in a state of having the liquid ejecting head installed thereon, and a relay adaptor which can supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting head; an ink supply tube which is connected with the adaptor and which elastically deforms in response to the reciprocating movement of the carriage within the apparatus main body so as to supply the liquid from a liquid tank, located at an upstream side of the ink supplying tube and arranged outside of a movement range of the carriage, to the relay adaptor which is located at a downstream side of the ink supplying tube; and a protective plate which is additionally provided on the outer side of the liquid supply tube which performs follow-up deformation along with the reciprocating movement of the carriage together with the liquid supply tube, wherein the protective plate includes a regulation unit which regulates a movement of the liquid supply tube in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the liquid supply tube.