Patent ID: 8382247

Claim:
A liquid ejecting head comprising: a head body having a nozzle plate in which a plurality of nozzles are formed by drilling, a flow channel forming substrate having a plurality of pressure generating chambers that communicate with the plurality of nozzles and a manifold that communicates with the plurality of pressure generating chambers, and a pressure generating element that applies a pressure to the plurality of pressure generating chambers so as to allow ink droplets to be ejected; a fixation plate on which the head body is fixedly positioned; and an exposure aperture formed on the fixation plate in a region where the plurality of nozzles are located, wherein the nozzle plate is between the fixation plate and the manifold, and wherein a depression is formed on a side of the fixation plate facing the nozzle plate, the depression extending along at least a portion of an edge of the fixation plate facing the exposure aperture.