Patent ID: 8038269
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting device comprising: a liquid ejecting head including a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, wherein the liquid is ejected from the nozzle in an ejecting direction; a liquid supply channel connected to the liquid ejecting head to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting head; a discharge channel connected to the liquid supply channel through a connecting portion to discharge a gas in the liquid supply channel; a gas permeable film disposed in the connecting portion between the liquid supply channel and the discharge channel, the gas permeable film configured to pass the gas and do not pass the liquid, the gas permeable film partitioning the liquid supply channel and the discharge channel; and a suction unit connected to the discharge channel so as to suction the gas in the discharge channel, wherein the liquid supply channel includes a first liquid flow channel extending in an extending direction intersecting a horizontal direction perpendicular to the ejecting direction, and wherein the gas permeable film defines a part of the first liquid flow channel, the part of the first liquid flow channel extending in the extending direction.