Patent ID: 8147030
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: an ejection head including an ejection surface having a nozzle region in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting fluid are formed; and a capping device configured to contact the ejection surface of the ejection head, wherein the capping device includes a first contact member, a second contact member, and a cap body holding the first contact member and the second contact member, the first contact member configured to contact the ejection surface such that a surface of the first contact member surrounds the nozzle region, and the second contact member being formed in a closed frame-shape such that the second contact member is disposed outside a surface of the first contact member opposite the surface of the first contact member surrounding the nozzle region, and wherein the cap body includes a first suction port and a second suction port, the first suction port for decompressing, by suction, a first space formed between the first contact member and the ejection surface when the capping device contacts the ejection head, the first space surrounding the plurality of nozzles such that suction provided by the first suction port is configured to suck ink from plurality of nozzles when the capping device contacts the ejection head, and the second suction port for decompressing, by suction, a second space formed between the second contact member and the ejection surface so as to cause the second space to enter a negative pressure state that generates a contact force between the cap body and the ejection surface while not sucking any ink when the capping device contacts the ejection head.