Patent ID: 8042907
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejection device comprising: a plurality of liquid ejection heads each having a liquid ejection surface that is elongated in a main scanning direction and is formed with a plurality of liquid ejection ports, wherein the plurality of liquid ejection surfaces define a first liquid ejection area and a second liquid ejection area; a recording medium conveyor mechanism configured to convey a recording medium in a sub scanning direction to pass the recording medium through an area facing the plurality of liquid ejection surfaces; a maintenance unit, including: a maintenance tray movement control portion configured to control the maintenance tray movement mechanism to move the first maintenance tray and the second maintenance tray, wherein the first maintenance tray located at the first non-maintenance position and the second maintenance tray located at the second non-maintenance position at least partially overlap each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to both the main scanning direction and the sub scanning direction.