Patent ID: 9352563
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting head comprising: a liquid inlet which is provided on one surface of the liquid ejecting head and to which a liquid maintaining portion that maintains liquid is connected; a recessed portion in which the liquid inlet is provided on an inner side and which is open to the one surface; a groove portion that is open to the one surface and which is continuously provided across a vicinity of the recessed portion on an outer side of the recessed portion; and a communication path which communicates with a side surface where the groove portion and the one surface intersect with each other, or with a surface opposite to the one surface, wherein the groove portion includes a first area in contact with the communication path, a second area in contact with the communication path, a third area that is not in contact with the communication path, and a fourth area that is not in contact with the communication path, wherein widths of the first area and the second area are narrower than widths of the third area and the fourth area.