Patent ID: 8210644
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head, having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a liquid drop formed at a lower face thereof; a wiping member, wiping an opening portion of the nozzle; and an inclined member, formed with an inclined face inclinedly rising away from the liquid ejecting head, wherein: a space is provided between the liquid ejecting head and the inclined member, a projected portion is provided on at least one of the liquid ejecting head and the inclined member such that an opening that is a first clearance which corresponds to a lower side of the space is smaller than a second clearance which correspond to an upper side of the space, an absorbing member is arranged in the second clearance and a lower portion of the absorbing member is compressed, the wiping member is not inserted in the first clearance, and when liquid attached to the wiping member is inserted in the space from the first clearance, the liquid is not moved up in the space by capillary force.