Patent ID: 7794041
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus equipped with a liquid ejecting head for ejecting liquid including humectant and water from a nozzle formed on a nozzle forming surface and a cap which can seal the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejecting head comprising: liquid amount detecting unit that detects an amount of the liquid discharged into the cap from the nozzle; available water amount calculating unit that calculates an available water amount which is a water amount except water absorbed by humectant in the liquid in the cap based on a result detected by the liquid amount detecting unit; and control unit that performs maintenance control for forcibly discharging liquid from the nozzle into the cap based on a result calculated by the available water amount calculating unit so that the amount of the liquid discharged from the nozzle becomes smaller when the available water amount is large than when small.