Patent ID: 8025360
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a plurality of nozzles; an ejection head capable of ejecting a liquid through the nozzles; a cap member that is capable of being brought into contact with the ejection head so as to maintain or regain initial ejection characteristics of the nozzles; a packing member with a changeable volume that is capable of being filled into a gap between the cap member and the ejection head; and a driving unit that is capable of changing the volume of the packing member, wherein the packing member is provided to at least one of the ejection head and the cap member, wherein the packing member is a portion of a gel material that is capable of being forced out of an internal space of the at least one of the ejection head and the cap member, and wherein the driving unit is a thrust mechanism that is capable of changing the volume of the gel material to be forced out of the internal space.