Patent ID: 9573399
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. An air jet emission method used in a liquid ejecting apparatus that performs predetermined printing by ejecting liquid droplets from a liquid ejecting head provided in an apparatus body onto a medium, the medium being fed into the apparatus body while being guided by a guide, the medium being transported from an upstream side, which is one side with respect to the apparatus body, toward a downstream side, which is an opposite side with respect to the apparatus body, comprising: emitting a jet of air or gas onto a surface of the transported medium at a predetermined area including a region of contact with a heater, thereby blowing dust off the surface of the transported medium, the heater being provided in the guide in a location that is located upstream in the transport direction of the medium from the liquid ejecting head so as to apply heat to the transported medium, the heater being made of a conductive material, the air being emitted by a blower that is located upstream in the transport direction of the medium from the liquid ejecting head and is opposite the heater at the predetermined area.