Patent ID: 9272516
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting head that discharges ink from a nozzle which is disposed on a lower surface of a case member, wherein a silicon nozzle plate where the nozzle is formed, and a cover member which has an opening larger than an external shape of the nozzle plate and is exposed to an outside so that the nozzle plate does not project further than the opening are provided on the lower surface of the case member, and wherein both the nozzle plate and the cover member have a surface and a side surface, at least the surface of the nozzle plate is a water-repellent surface and the side surface is a relatively hydrophilic surface with respect to the surface, and a solid filling material is filled between the nozzle plate and the cover member to cover the entire side surface of the nozzle plate.