Patent ID: 8459786

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus that is used for ejecting a liquid, the liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a head unit that ejects the liquid; a liquid supply path that is used for directing the liquid to the head unit; a decompression defoaming unit that eliminates air bubbles from the liquid by decompressing at least a part of the liquid supply path, the decompression defoaming unit includes an atmospheric valve device; a valve device that can seal the liquid supply path; a boundary of an atmospheric chamber extending over a portion of the valve device and the atmospheric valve device; and a pressurizing unit that is disposed on an upstream side relative to the valve device and pressurizes the liquid in the liquid supply path between the pressurizing unit and the valve device, wherein the decompression defoaming unit includes a defoaming chamber that is used for eliminating the air bubbles contained in the liquid, wherein the defoaming chamber is disposed in the supply path between the pressurizing unit and the valve device.