Patent ID: 7883184

Claim:
A liquid transporting apparatus which transports an electroconductive liquid, comprising: a head including a channel having a channel-forming surface which is insulating and a discharge section from which the liquid is discharged, a working electrode which is arranged on the channel-forming surface, and an insulating layer which is provide on the channel-forming surface to cover the working electrode; and a power supply which supplies an operating voltage between the liquid and the working electrode; wherein when the operating voltage is not less than a predetermined voltage, the liquid is disposed entirely on the channel-forming surface of the channel, a meniscus of the liquid is formed in the discharge section and the liquid is prevented from being discharged from the discharge section; wherein, when the operating voltage is less than the predetermined voltage, a part of the liquid, which is on the surface of the insulating layer, is moved toward the discharge section and the part of the liquid is discharged from the discharge section; and wherein, when the operating voltage is less than the predetermined voltage, a liquid repellent property on the surface of the insulating layer is more than a liquid repellent property on a first area, included in the channel-forming surface, in which the insulating layer is absent.