Patent ID: 9085154
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of discharging liquid, comprising: supplying liquid through a flow passage to a nozzle of a liquid discharging head which is connected to a tank which is capable of storing the liquid; discharging the liquid from the nozzle of the liquid discharging head based on a data when in a power ON state, the nozzle being formed in a nozzle plate; drawing the liquid in a second direction that is opposite to a first direction that the liquid is discharged from the nozzle, so as to form at least a space at a distal end portion of the nozzle when in a standby state wherein liquid is not being discharged from the nozzle based on the data or after a power OFF instruction has been received; covering an opening of the nozzle with a member after the liquid has been drawn in the second direction, a surface of the member contacting the nozzle plate being flat; and recovering the liquid in the nozzle and the flow passage into the tank after covering the opening.