Liquid ejecting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9649842-B2
Application number	US-201414222957-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2014
Priority date	Mar 25, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of head units, in each of which a plurality of recording heads are disposed so as to be aligned in a main scanning direction in a holding member as a frame body, and a plurality of nozzle openings for discharging ink being disposed in a sub scanning direction in each recording head. The head units are aligned such that center lines thereof in the main scanning direction differ from each other in the main scanning direction. M (M is a natural number) liquid ejecting heads are attachable to each holding member in the main scanning direction. N (M>N (N is a natural number)) liquid ejecting heads, which discharge liquid, among the M liquid ejecting heads are arranged so as to be close to a center side of an entire width of the head units in the main scanning direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a plurality of head units, each comprising a holding member as a frame having M (M is natural number) positions to which M liquid ejecting heads are attachable so as to be aligned in a main scanning direction, a plurality of nozzle openings for discharging liquid being disposed in a sub scanning direction in each of the liquid ejecting heads,
wherein the head units are aligned such that center lines thereof in the main scanning direction differ from each other in the main scanning direction,
wherein N (M>N (N is a natural number)) liquid ejecting heads, are arranged in N positions of each of the head units, the N positions are closest to a center side of an entire width of the plurality of head units in the main scanning direction, and no liquid ejecting heads are arranged in (M-N) positions of each of the head units while liquid is discharged from the liquid ejecting heads arranged in the N positions.

2. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the head units are arranged in a staggered layout with a deviation in the sub scanning direction.

3. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the N liquid ejecting heads discharge liquid with colors including black.

4. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the N liquid ejecting heads eject colored ink.

5. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the head units are aligned in a point-symmetric configuration.

6. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a plurality of head units, each comprising a holding member as a frame having M (M is natural number) positions to which M liquid ejecting heads are attachable so as to be aligned in a main scanning direction, a plurality of nozzle openings for discharging liquid being disposed in a sub scanning direction in each of the liquid ejecting heads,
wherein the head units are aligned such that center lines thereof in the main scanning direction differ from each other in the main scanning direction,
wherein N (M>N (N is a natural number)) liquid ejecting heads, are arranged in N positions of a head unit, the N positions are closest to a center side of an entire width of the plurality of head units in the main scanning direction, and a number of the liquid ejecting heads arranged in the head unit is equal to N while liquid is discharged from the liquid ejecting heads arranged in the N positions.

7. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the head units are arranged in a staggered layout with a deviation in the sub scanning direction.

8. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the N liquid ejecting heads discharge liquid with colors including black.

9. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the N liquid ejecting heads eject colored ink.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Owaki Hiroshige
• Kitagishi Mikio
• Yuda Tomohiro
• Okubo Katsuhiro

Classifications

• B41J2/17553

  Outer structure · CPC title

• B41J2/525

  Arrangement for multi-colour printing, not covered by group B41J2/21, e.g. applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking process · CPC title

• B41J2/2103

  Features not dealing with the colouring process per se, e.g. construction of printers or heads, driving circuit adaptations · CPC title

• B41J2/145 Primary

  Arrangement thereof · CPC title

• B41J2/21

  for multi-colour printing · CPC title