Patent ID: 7806506
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A droplet ejecting device comprising: a droplet ejecting head having a nozzle surface formed with a plurality of nozzle arrays, each of the plurality of nozzle arrays including a plurality of nozzles aligned in a first direction, the plurality of nozzle arrays being arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a first cap capable of sealing the plurality of nozzles in all of the plurality of nozzle arrays; a second cap capable of sealing the plurality of nozzles in only a part of the plurality of nozzle arrays; and a selecting section that selects one of the first cap and the second cap, and that selects at least one of the plurality of nozzle arrays to be sealed when the second cap is selected, the selecting section comprising: wherein each of the first cap and the second cap comprises: wherein the first cap and the second cap are arranged in the second direction, the first cap being closer to the pivot section than the second cap is; wherein the concave section of the first cap and the concave section of the second cap facing different directions from each other; and wherein, in a state where the second cap seals the plurality of nozzles in the part of the plurality of nozzle arrays, the first cap is spaced away from the droplet ejecting head in such a manner that the lip section of the first cap is gradually away from the nozzle surface toward a pivot section side.