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Liquid ejecting apparatus

US9527301B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2015
Grant dateDec 27, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17596
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprises: a supply passage through which liquid is supplied from a liquid supply source to a liquid ejecting unit; a filter housing portion provided in the supply passage, a first filter being provided inside the filter housing portion; a circulation passage forming portion, one end of which is connected to a space portion located closer to the liquid supply source than the first filter is, the other end of which is connected on the supply passage to a position closer to the liquid supply source than the first filter is, thereby forming a circulation passage; a foreign object separation unit that works with a flow pump, which is a pump for circulation of the liquid through the circulation passage, to cause a foreign object to come off from the first filter; and a second filter that is detachably provided on the circulation passage.

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