Patent ID: 8177345

Claim:
A liquid ejecting head comprising: a plurality of nozzle orifices capable of ejecting a liquid; a reservoir plate made of a rolled metal rolled in a first direction and forming a liquid reservoir which communicates with the plurality of nozzle orifices; and a compliance plate made of rolled metal rolled in a second direction which is laminated on the reservoir plate and having a thin portion that is formed by forming a recess which extends in a lengthwise direction in the surface of the compliance plate which is opposite to the surface facing the liquid reservoir, the thin portion forming a surface of the liquid reservoir, wherein the thin portion includes a plurality of beams formed on the surface of the thin portion, the plurality of beams being configured to at least partially prevent flexing of the thin portion in a longitudinal direction of the recess, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the recess and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.