Patent ID: 8033644
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus which ejects liquid to a recording medium, comprising: a liquid droplet ejecting head including a nozzle surface in which a plurality of nozzles are formed, the nozzles being configured to eject liquid droplets; a dielectric elastomer disposed around the nozzle surface; a pair of electrodes configured to sandwich the dielectric elastomer; and a nozzle protector formed integrally with the dielectric elastomer on a recording medium side of the dielectric elastomer, wherein the nozzle protector is attached to a surface of the dielectric elastomer, which is orthogonal to a direction in which the dielectric elastomer mainly contracts, wherein the nozzle protector is made of an electrically-conductive material, and wherein the nozzle protector functions as one of the pair of electrodes.