Patent ID: 8567902
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A waste liquid recovery apparatus, comprising: a container body having a bottom surface and one or more side walls extending from the bottom surface; a liquid absorbing body which is accommodated in the container body and absorbs liquid discharged as a waste liquid; and a sealing member which covers an opening located in a top portion of the container body that is defined by the one or more side walls and is opposite the bottom surface, wherein a first space into which the liquid is discharged from a liquid ejecting head and a second space which is linked with the outside are at least partially defined by the liquid absorbing body, and wherein a partition member which extends upward from the bottom of the container body and is located between the first space and the second space in a view of the direction opposed to the bottom surface such that the liquid discharged into the first space diffuses in a direction that goes away from the second space through the liquid absorbing body in the view.