Patent ID: 8038255
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A cap member that covers a nozzle area of an ejecting head having a plurality of nozzle openings for ejecting fluid, comprising: a cap member body having a bottom portion and a frame portion, the bottom portion being arranged so as to oppose the nozzle area, the frame portion being provided on a peripheral edge of the bottom portion and coming into contact with the ejecting head; and an absorbing member being fixed to the bottom portion for absorbing the fluid, wherein an inner peripheral portion extending along the inner surface of the frame portion is a groove portion, and the height of the groove portion from the bottom portion is lower than the upper surface of the absorbing member over the entire circumference of the frame portion, wherein the absorbing member includes a first absorbing layer provided over substantially the entire surface in the frame portion and a second absorbing layer laminated on the first absorbing layer and arranged at the center of the first absorbing layer in plan view, and the groove portion is a portion surrounded by the frame portion, the first absorbing layer, and the second absorbing layer.