Patent ID: 7311375
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A cap member for covering a plurality of nozzle arrays formed though a nozzle plate of a liquid ejecting head, the cap member comprising: a first lip having an annular shape and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose the plurality of nozzle arrays; at least one second lip having an annular shape, disposed within the annular first lip, and configured to abut against the nozzle plate to enclose at least one of the plurality of nozzle arrays separately from the first lip; and a main body configured to cooperate with the first lip and the second lip to make sealing contact with the nozzle plate, the first lip and the second lip disposed on the main body; wherein the main body comprises a surface opposed to the nozzle plate, such that when the cap member covers the plurality of nozzle arrays, the opposed surface of the main body and the first lip define a first enclosed space and the opposed surface of the main body and the at least one second lip define a second enclosed space, the opposed surface having a plurality of holes formed therethrough, each of the plurality of holes communicating with a corresponding one of the first enclosed space and the second enclosed space.