Patent ID: 7455385
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A head capping device, adapted to seal a nozzle formation face of a liquid ejecting head in which a nozzle orifice from which liquid is ejected is formed, the device comprising: a base; a capping unit, comprising: an actuator, operable to move the capping unit in between a first position at which the cap is separated away from the nozzle formation face and a second position at which the cap is abutted against the nozzle formation face, wherein: the slider is so configured as to have a first movable length during the movement between the first position and the second position; the cap is so configured as to have a second movable length which is smaller than the first movable length, during the movement between the first position and the second position; and the regulator is so configured as to be abutted against the base to restrict the movement of the cap in a direction separating away from the liquid ejecting head when the capping unit is moved from the second position to the first position.