Patent ID: 8944561
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejection apparatus, comprising: a head comprising an ejection face and configured to eject liquid through a plurality of ejection openings formed in the ejection face; a capping mechanism comprising: a separator provided on the head and comprising a lip member enclosing the head; a facing member facing the ejection face to form an ejection space therebetween; and a lip-member moving mechanism configured to move the lip member between a contact position where the lip member is held in contact with the facing member and a distant position where the lip member is spaced apart from the facing member, the capping mechanism being configured to switch the ejection space between (i) a closed state in which the separator separates the ejection space and an outside space and (ii) an open state in which the ejection space is open to the outside space; a humidifying mechanism comprising: a controller configured to control the lip-member moving mechanism and the humidifying mechanism, wherein the separator comprises a flexible diaphragm configured to close a space formed between the lip member and the head, wherein the humidifying mechanism is configured to supply the humid air into a first space formed between the diaphragm and the first projecting portion, and wherein at least one cutout is formed in an edge portion, which faces the flexible diaphragm, of the first projecting portion, the at least one cutout being configured to allow humid air to be supplied into the election space in a state in which the lip member and the flexible diaphragm are in contact with the first protecting portion.