Patent ID: 8226189
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid jetting apparatus which jets a liquid onto a jetting objective, comprising: a liquid jetting head having a nozzle which jets the liquid; a drive mechanism which reciprocately moves the liquid jetting head in a vertical direction to move the nozzle in the vertical direction; a nozzle protective member which is arranged in a moving area for the liquid jetting head and which protects the nozzle of the liquid jetting head; a controller which controls the drive mechanism to stop the liquid jetting head at a standby position which faces the nozzle protective member; a liquid container which contains the liquid; and a liquid tube which supplies the liquid in the liquid container to the liquid jetting head; wherein the liquid container is installed at a predetermined position fixed in the vertical direction of the liquid jetting apparatus such that, when the liquid container is filled with the liquid at a maximum capacity thereof, a position of a liquid level of the liquid in the liquid container is same as or lower than a position of a lowermost point of the nozzle in the liquid jetting head which is stopped at the standby position.