Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-04
2008-03-04
Nguyen, Lamson (Department: 2861)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
C347S043000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10651284
ABSTRACT:
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a capping member sealing a nozzle forming face of the liquid ejecting head, and a suction unit applying a negative pressure to the nozzle forming face of the liquid ejecting head in a state that the nozzle forming face is sealed with the capping member so that the liquid in the liquid ejecting head is exhaust through a suction port of the capping member. The liquid ejecting head includes the nozzle forming face having a plurality of nozzle opening arrays, a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating with the nozzle openings respectively, and a plurality of pressure generating members applying pressure to liquid in the pressure generating chambers respectively so as to eject the liquid from the nozzle openings. Each of the nozzle opening arrays has plural nozzle openings. The nozzle opening arrays includes at least one main nozzle opening array for ejecting a first liquid and at least one sub-nozzle opening array for ejecting a second liquid which is different from the first liquid in function. A defining member is provided in the capping member which divides the inner space formed in the state that the nozzle forming face is sealed with the capping member into a first liquid receiving portion corresponding to the main nozzle opening array, and a second liquid receiving portion corresponding to the sub-nozzle opening array, and defines the first liquid receiving portion and the second liquid receiving portion so as to communicate with each other.
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Nguyen Lamson
Seiko Epson Corporation
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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