Fluid ejecting apparatus and wiping method
US8465121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16535
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid ejecting apparatus includes: a fluid ejecting head in which nozzles that eject fluid are provided; a wiper that wipes a nozzle formation face, in which nozzle orifices of the nozzles are formed, in the fluid ejecting head; and a pressurization mechanism which changes the curvature of a concave liquid surface formed in the nozzle, in the nozzle by performing pressurization on the fluid in the fluid ejecting head at the time of the wiping.
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