Patent ID: 8113622
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a head configured to eject liquid; a sealing unit configured to seal the head, the sealing unit moving between a sealing position for sealing the head in a direction of movement and an off position apart from the head; a slider configured to guide the sealing unit to the sealing position by moving rectilinearly in one direction of two directions which are directions opposite from each other and intersecting the direction of movement and guide the sealing unit to the off position by moving rectilinearly in the other direction; a motor; a drive mechanism configured to perform a first movement for moving the slider rectilinearly in the one direction and a second movement for moving the slider rectilinearly in the other direction by a drive force from the motor; and a drive force transmitting unit configured to transmit the drive force to the drive mechanism by rotating in a state of engaging the drive mechanism in association with the rotation of the motor, the drive force transmitting unit rotating in the same direction of rotation both in a case of transmitting the drive force to the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism performs the first movement and in a case of transmitting the drive force to the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism performs the second movement.