Patent ID: 9156270
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting device comprising: an apparatus frame comprising a first frame and a second frame, the apparatus frame having a side surface; a liquid ejecting head having an ejection surface that is formed with ejection ports for ejecting liquid, the liquid ejecting head being accommodated in the first frame and extending in a first direction; and a supporting section configured to support a recording medium, the supporting section being accommodated in the second frame, wherein the first frame is movable relative to the second frame, movement of the first frame allowing the first frame to take a first position at which the ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther away from the supporting section than at the first position; wherein the side surface is formed with: a first opening through which a medium tray configured to accommodate a recording medium is inserted or removed; and a second opening through which a first tank configured to store liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head is inserted or removed; and wherein a wiper mechanism is provided in the second frame, the wiper mechanism comprising a wiper member configured to wipe the ejection surface and a wiper moving mechanism configured to move the wiper member, wherein the first frame comprises a first-tank mount section formed with a space in which the first tank is mounted, the space being in communication with the second opening, wherein a second tank is provided at the first frame, the second tank being configured to temporarily store liquid conveyed from the first tank mounted on the first-tank mount section and to supply the liquid ejecting head with the liquid, and wherein the first-tank mount section is disposed at a higher position than the second tank.