Patent ID: 8356876
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A maintenance method for a liquid ejecting apparatus, which has a process of sucking a liquid from nozzles in a liquid ejecting head and discharging the liquid via a discharge pipe, comprising: a first process of pressurizing the liquid introduced into the discharge pipe by driving a pump device and transferring the liquid to one end side of the discharge pipe; a second process of applying an electric field between a liquid reception unit, which is disposed to face the surface of the nozzle openings of the liquid ejecting head in a non-contact state, communicates with the other end side of the discharge pipe and is ejected with liquid from the nozzles, and the surface of the nozzle openings; a third process of detecting a change in voltage based on electrostatic induction when the pressurizing of the liquid in the discharge pipe due to the pump device is released; and a fourth process of detecting the discharge state of the liquid from the discharge pipe on the basis of detection result of the change in voltage.