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Liquid ejecting apparatus
US8967765B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967765-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313779259-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head that has a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium, a carriage that holds the ejecting head and can be moved in a predetermined direction, a maintenance member that can be moved up and down with respect to a nozzle formation surface where the nozzle is formed in the ejecting head, and performs maintenance on the nozzle formation surface, a lock member that can be moved up and down with respect to the carriage and fixes a position of the carriage, and a movement member that moves the lock member and the maintenance member such that a lifting amount of the lock member is different from a lifting amount of the maintenance member.
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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: an ejecting head that has a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium; a carriage that holds the ejecting head and can be moved in a predetermined direction; a maintenance member that can be moved up and down with respect to a nozzle formation surface where the nozzle is formed in the ejecting head, and performs maintenance on the nozzle formation surface; a lock member that can be moved up and down with respect t…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B41J2/16544Primary
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- What does patent US8967765B2 cover?
- A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head that has a nozzle for ejecting liquid onto a medium, a carriage that holds the ejecting head and can be moved in a predetermined direction, a maintenance member that can be moved up and down with respect to a nozzle formation surface where the nozzle is formed in the ejecting head, and performs maintenance on the nozzle formation surface, a …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J2/16547. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).