Patent ID: 8197027
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid; a liquid ejection head in which a nozzle row of the nozzles arrayed in one direction is formed; a rotating moving table that is rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation relative to a portion of the liquid ejection head in which the nozzle row is formed, and movable in a horizontal direction relative to the portion of the liquid ejection head in which the nozzle row is formed; a head cap that is movable so as to come into contact with or become spaced from the portion of the liquid ejection head in which the nozzle row is formed; and interlocking means that interlocks the rotation and movement of the rotating moving table with the movement of the head cap, wherein the rotating moving table includes wherein when the rotating moving table has been rotated to the horizontal orientation, the head cap is situated in a position spaced from the portion in which the nozzle row is formed owing to the interlocking means, and wherein when the rotating moving table has been rotated to the vertical orientation and is not being moved in the horizontal direction, the head cap can be brought into contact with the portion in which the nozzle row is formed owing to the interlocking means.