Patent ID: 7883175

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head capable of ejecting liquid from nozzle openings provided in a nozzle-forming surface of the liquid ejecting head; a nozzle-forming-surface visual-inspection unit for enabling a visual inspection of the nozzle-forming surface; and a liquid receptacle capable of receiving liquid discharged as waste liquid from the nozzle openings in the liquid ejecting head, wherein the liquid receptacle is capable of being moved between a receiving position, where the liquid receptacle is positioned adjacent to and facing the nozzle-forming surface so as to cover the nozzle-forming-surface visual inspection unit, and a non-receiving position, where the liquid receptacle is positioned away from the receiving position so as to allow the nozzle-forming-surface visual-inspection unit to enable visually inspection of the nozzle-forming surface, wherein the liquid receptacle is positioned below the nozzle-forming surface and is oriented perpendicularly or obliquely to the nozzle-forming surface in a direction that is lateral to the nozzle-forming surface when the liquid receptacle is positioned at the non-receiving position.