Patent ID: 8757774

Claim:
A liquid ejecting head comprising: a main head unit that ejects a liquid; a first flow channel member including a first flow channel through which a liquid to be introduced into the first flow channel flows; a second flow channel member including a second flow channel through which the liquid to be supplied to the main head unit flows; a ring-shaped sealing member pinched by the first flow channel member and the second flow channel member; and a space area defined by the first flow channel member, the second flow channel member, and the ring-shaped sealing member, wherein the first flow channel and the second flow channel are enclosed with the ring-shaped sealing member, an atmosphere exposure channel that connects the space area to the exterior is formed in a joining surface between the sealing member and one of the first flow channel member and the second flow channel member along the joining surface, and a direction of the atmosphere exposure channel is different from a direction of the first flow channel and a direction of the second flow channel.