Patent ID: 8851625
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head which has a nozzle formation surface in which nozzles are formed that eject a liquid, the liquid containing a solvent whose vapors have a specific gravity greater than that of air, the liquid ejecting head being movable between an ejection region where the liquid ejecting head ejects the liquid onto a recording medium and a standby position apart from the ejection region; and a head accommodation portion which has a concave portion that accommodates at least a part including the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejecting head with a vaporized component of the liquid collected within the concave portion in the standby position, the vaporized component having a specific gravity greater than that of air, wherein the concave portion has a bottom portion and side walls extending from the bottom portion and an opening portion in a top portion of the concave portion that is defined by the side walls, wherein the top portion of the concave portion is located at a position higher than the nozzle formation surface without the side walls contacting with the liquid ejecting head such that at least a part of the opening portion is opened in a standby state where the part is accommodated, wherein the vaporized component of the liquid is collected within the concave portion in a state where at least the part of the opening portion is opened and the nozzle formation surface is not sealed, wherein the head accommodation portion has an opening and closing portion on a side wall that is located on the ejection region of the side walls, wherein the opening and closing portion includes a top portion of the side wall so that the top portion of the side wall is located at the position higher than the nozzle formation surface in a case where the liquid ejecting head is in the ejection region or in the standby position and is located at a position lower than the nozzle formation surface in a case where the liquid ejecting head moves between the ejection region and the standby position.