Patent ID: 7753473

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head having a liquid ejection face on which a plurality of nozzles are formed; a cap that covers the liquid ejection face, the cap having an opening through which liquid ejected from the nozzles is received and a discharge port through which liquid is discharged to outside; a movement mechanism that moves at least one of the liquid ejecting head and the cap so as to allow the cap to take a capping position where the cap covers the liquid ejection face or an uncapping position where the cap is spaced away from the liquid ejection face and capable of receiving liquid ejected from the nozzles; a pressurized purge unit that makes liquid forcibly ejected from the nozzles into the cap; a liquid discharge restriction mechanism that restricts liquid from being discharged through the discharge port when the cap is in the capping position, and permits liquid to be discharged through the discharge port when the cap is in the uncapping position, the liquid discharge restriction mechanism comprising a liquid holder that is configured to absorb and to hold liquid and is provided in the cap so as to close the discharge port; a waste liquid reservoir that receives and holds liquid discharged through the discharge port of the cap; and a liquid absorber that is provided in the waste liquid reservoir to absorb liquid, wherein only when the cap is in the uncapping position, the liquid holder and the liquid absorber are in contact with each other.