Patent ID: 6966624

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head, provided movably between an ejection area in which ejection control of droplets is possible based on ejection date and a non ejection area in which ejection control of droplets based on ejection data is not performed, and being capable of ejecting droplets from nozzle openings formed in a nozzle formation face; capping means, disposed in the non-ejection area and including a cap member being capable of sealing the nozzle formation face; drive means, which moves the cap member in an up and down direction between a nozzle formation face seal position of the liquid ejecting head and a retreat position set below the nozzle formation face seal position, a fixed frame, disposed below a move path of the liquid ejecting head in the non-ejection area, and having a guide long hole extending in the up and down direction; and a support shaft, which supports the cap member and inserted into the guide long hole, wherein the drive means has a rack-pinion mechanism including a rack disposed on both side parts of the fixed frame and a pinion fixedly secured to both end parts of the support shaft for guiding the support shaft in the up and down direction; and wherein the support shaft is moved in the up and down direction along the guide long hole so that the nozzle formation face is capped by the capping member.