JP2010052337A - Fluid jetting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluid jetting device which can efficiently collect a waste fluid and has enhanced retention capacity of the collected waste fluid. <P>SOLUTION: An inkjet printer 1 has: a wiper member 17A which can slidably contact with a nozzle surface; a maintenance device 7 which is connected with the wiper member 17A and has a waste ink reservoir which temporarily stores the ink removed with the wiper member 17A; a first ink absorbing body 23 which is connected with the waste ink reservoir and guides the ink in the waste ink reservoir, to a location other than the maintenance device 7; and a second ink absorbing body 25 which is connected with the end of the first ink absorbing body 23 opposite to the waste ink reservoir and collects the ink. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fluid ejecting apparatus.

  As a typical fluid ejecting apparatus, for example, an ink jet recording head (hereinafter simply referred to as a recording head) is provided, and a recording paper is formed by using liquid ink (fluid) as ink droplets from nozzles of the recording head (ejection head). There is an ink jet recording apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as an ink jet printer) that performs recording by forming dots by ejecting and landing on a recording material such as the above.

In such a fluid ejecting apparatus, a maintenance process for maintaining or recovering a good discharge state of droplets ejected from the nozzles is periodically performed. Specific examples of the maintenance operation include a flushing operation, a suction operation, and a wiping operation. For example, in the wiping operation, ink adhering to the nozzle surface is removed by wiping the nozzle surface with a wiper member (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-18418 A

Until now, the ink removed by the wiper member is held in the space below the cap member. When designing a maintenance device, the emphasis is on sealing the nozzle surface of the recording head with a cap member during suction operation, and there is almost no need to secure a volume for holding waste ink below the cap member. It was not considered.
Further, in order to reduce the size of the entire printer and to reduce the manufacturing cost, attention has been directed to making the maintenance device as small as possible. Therefore, there is a limit to the capacity for collecting the waste ink below the cap member. For this reason, when the wiping operation is repeatedly executed, ink may overflow from the cap member, and a sufficient amount of waste ink cannot be collected. Further, in the conventional configuration, when the printer is turned upside down, the ink in the cap member spills to the outside and contaminates various members inside the printer.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a fluid ejecting apparatus that can efficiently recover a waste fluid and has an increased ability to hold the recovered waste fluid. .

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the fluid ejecting apparatus of the present invention is a fluid ejecting apparatus including a fluid ejecting head having a nozzle surface on which a nozzle for ejecting fluid is formed. A maintenance device having a waste fluid reservoir connected to the wiper member and temporarily storing the fluid removed by the wiper member; and one end connected to the waste fluid reservoir and the waste fluid reservoir in the waste fluid reservoir A first fluid absorber that guides fluid to the outside of the waste fluid reservoir, and a second fluid absorber that is connected to an end of the first fluid absorber opposite to the waste fluid reservoir and collects the fluid. And a body.

  According to the present invention, the fluid absorption capacity is not limited (to the space in the waste fluid reservoir), and a sufficient amount of fluid can be collected at a place other than the maintenance device even when the wiping operation is repeated. . In other words, in the present invention, the fluid accumulated in the waste fluid reservoir is guided to the outside of the waste fluid reservoir via the first fluid absorber and discharged to a place other than the maintenance device. Thereby, it is possible to collect with the second fluid absorber connected to the end of the first fluid absorber. Since the fluid is held by the first and second fluid absorbers, the fluid is not easily spilled even when the apparatus is inverted. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a fluid ejecting apparatus having a higher fluid holding capacity than conventional ones.

A holding member for fixing an end portion of the first fluid absorber to the second fluid absorber; and the holding member includes an end portion on the second fluid absorber side of the first fluid absorber. It is preferable that a holding part for holding the is formed.
According to the present invention, the connection state between the first fluid absorber and the second fluid absorber can be reliably maintained.

Moreover, it is preferable that the holding portion is formed with an insertion portion through which the end portion of the first fluid absorber can be inserted.
According to the present invention, the first fluid absorber is prevented from floating from the holding member by inserting the end portion of the first fluid absorber into the insertion portion formed in the holding portion of the holding member. Can be held in. Thereby, the connection state between the first fluid absorber and the second fluid absorber can be reliably maintained.

Moreover, it is preferable that the end part of the first fluid absorber is provided with an engaging part that engages with the insertion part.
According to the present invention, the first fluid absorber can be integrated with the holding member by locking the locking portion of the first fluid absorber to the insertion portion provided in the holding member. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the first fluid absorber from coming off from the holding member and falling off.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said 1st fluid absorber is connected to the side part on the opposite side to the side part by the side of the said wiper member in the said waste fluid storage part.
According to the present invention, the fluid removed by the wiper member can be temporarily stored in the waste fluid reservoir. Thereby, for example, the fluid does not leak into the apparatus during the replacement operation of the first fluid absorber and the second fluid absorber, and the replacement operation of the first fluid absorber and the second fluid absorber can be performed efficiently. Is possible.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said 2nd fluid absorber has the absorption efficiency of the said fluid higher than the said 1st fluid absorber.
According to the present invention, the fluid in the first fluid absorber can be quickly recovered by the second fluid absorber. As a result, the fluid in the waste fluid reservoir is quickly transmitted to the second fluid absorber via the first fluid absorber, so that the fluid can be prevented from overflowing from the waste fluid reservoir.

Moreover, it is preferable that the latching | locking part latched to the said waste fluid reservoir is provided in the edge part by the side of the said waste fluid reservoir of the said 1st fluid absorber.
According to the present invention, the connection state with the waste fluid reservoir can be reliably maintained by the locking portion provided in the first fluid absorber.

Further, a third fluid absorber that absorbs the fluid removed by the wiper member is provided in the waste fluid reservoir, and the first fluid absorber is connected to the third fluid absorber. It is preferable.
According to the present invention, since the third fluid absorber is provided in the waste fluid reservoir and the third fluid absorber is connected to the first fluid absorber, the fluid in the waste fluid reservoir is transferred to the third fluid. It is possible to reliably discharge to the first fluid absorber through the absorber.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing used for the following description, the scale of each member is appropriately changed to make each member a recognizable size.

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded view showing a schematic configuration of an ink jet printer (fluid ejecting apparatus) 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a head unit in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the ink jet printer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a printer body 5 that houses various members. The printer main body 5 stores a head unit moving mechanism 16 that reciprocates a head unit 2 including a recording head (fluid ejecting head) 3 and ink (fluid) that is supplied to the recording head 3 via an ink supply tube 14. Ink cartridge 6, maintenance device 7 used for a cleaning operation for maintaining the ejection characteristics of recording head 3, and waste ink collected in maintenance device 7, which is a characteristic component in this embodiment, is collected. A waste liquid recovery mechanism 20 and the like are provided.

  The printer main body 5 is provided with a paper feed mechanism (not shown) for transporting recording paper. This paper feed mechanism is composed of a paper feed motor and a paper feed roller (not shown) that is rotationally driven by this paper feed motor. The paper feed mechanism is linked to the recording (printing / printing) operation of the recording paper on the platen 13. Are sent out sequentially.

  The head unit moving mechanism 16 includes a guide shaft 8 installed in the width direction of the printer main body 5, a pulse motor 9, a drive pulley 10 connected to the rotation shaft of the pulse motor 9 and driven to rotate by the pulse motor 9. The driving pulley 10 is an idle pulley 11 provided on the opposite side of the printer body 5 in the width direction, and a timing belt 12 that is stretched between the drive pulley 10 and the idle pulley 11 and connected to the carriage 4. It is comprised.

  The head unit 2 includes a recording head 3 that ejects ink toward the recording paper fed onto the platen 13 and a carriage 4 that can move along the width direction of the recording paper.

  The recording head 3 is mounted on the carriage 4. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle surface 3A on which a plurality of nozzles 18 are formed is mounted in a state of protruding from the surface 4A. In addition, guide shaft holes 41 and 41 that are coaxial with each other are provided at both ends of one side portion 4b in the longitudinal direction, and the guide shaft 8 is inserted into the guide shaft holes 41 and 41. Yes. The carriage 4 is connected to the timing belt 12 by attaching a part of the timing belt 12 to a connecting portion 42 provided at the center of the side portion 4b.

  The head unit 2 having such a carriage 4 reciprocates in the main scanning direction along the guide shaft 8 according to the movement of the timing belt 12 that is rotated by driving the pulse motor 9 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the maintenance device 7 wipes off the ink adhering to the capping mechanism 15 used for sucking the thickened ink from each nozzle of the recording head 3 and the nozzle surface 3 </ b> A of the recording head 3. The wiping mechanism 17 used for the wiping operation is included, and is arranged at the home position. Here, the home position is set in an end area within the moving range of the head unit 2 and outside the recording area. When the power is turned off or when recording is not performed for a long time, the head unit 2 is set. Is the place to move.

  When the head unit 2 is positioned at the home position, the maintenance device 7 performs maintenance processing (ink suction operation, wiping operation, etc.) on the recording head 3. Waste ink discharged from the recording head 3 toward the maintenance device 7 is collected by the waste liquid collecting mechanism 20.

3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the maintenance device, FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the maintenance device, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the first ink absorber, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a part of the maintenance device. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the guide member.
First, the maintenance device 7 in the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the capping mechanism 15 includes a cap unit 150 and a suction pump 34. The cap unit 150 includes a cap member 15A that can seal the nozzle surface 3A of the recording head 3, and a slider member 15B that holds the cap member 15A and can be moved up and down in the vertical direction (Z direction). The cap member 15A is constituted by a member obtained by molding an elastic material such as rubber into a tray shape. The slider member 15B is movable by an elevating mechanism 19 (FIG. 4) supported by the housing portion 28, and moves the cap member 15A to and away from the recording head 3 arranged at the home position.

  In the suction operation, the cap member 15A is brought into contact with the nozzle surface 3A of the recording head 3 and sealed by raising the slider member 15B. When the suction pump 34 is operated in this sealed state, the inside of the cap member 15A (sealed empty portion) is depressurized, and the ink in the recording head 3 is forcibly discharged from the nozzles. Further, the cap member 15A receives ink droplets in a flushing operation for discharging ink droplets for discharging thickened ink, bubbles, or the like before or during a recording operation by the recording head 3, or in the above-described suction operation. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the wiping mechanism 17 has a wiper member 17 </ b> A provided in a wiper guide groove 28 a of the housing portion 28. The wiper member 17A is formed from a member in which a rubber-like elastic material is formed in a thin plate shape, and is configured to be guided in the vertical direction (Z direction) along the wiper guide groove 28a by a lifting mechanism (not shown). Has been.

  In the wiping operation, when the carriage 4 moves from the home position to the recording area, the raised wiper member 17A contacts the nozzle surface 3A of the recording head 3 and slides on the nozzle surface 3A while being bent and deformed. Ink attached to the nozzle surface 3A is removed.

  The cap unit 150 and the wiper member 17A are unitized by being accommodated in the housing portion 28, and the cap unit 150 (slider member 15B) and the wiper member 17A are provided to the housing portion 28. Each can be moved up and down independently.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a waste ink absorber 29 made of a porous member, a nonwoven fabric, or the like is spread on the casing 28 in a predetermined region at the bottom. The end of the waste ink absorber 29 extends to the wiper guide groove 28a, and is in contact with the side surface 17a of the wiper member 17A disposed in the wiper guide groove 28a. As described above, the waste ink removed by the wiper member 17A can be efficiently absorbed by bringing the end of the waste ink absorber 29 into contact with the side surface 17a that is forward of the wiper member 17A in the wiping direction.

  In the present embodiment, the housing 28 and the waste ink absorber 29 constitute a waste ink reservoir 30 (waste fluid reservoir) that stores the ink removed by the wiping mechanism 17. Since the volume of the waste ink reservoir 30, that is, the volume of the waste ink absorber 29 is limited here, the amount of ink that can be absorbed is also limited. In this way, the ink absorption capacity is limited in the waste ink reservoir 30, and the waste ink removed by the wiper member 17A can only be temporarily stored. Therefore, in this embodiment, the waste liquid collecting mechanism 20 is provided that can discharge the waste ink accumulated in the waste ink reservoir 30 from the maintenance device 7 and collect it at any time.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the waste liquid recovery mechanism 20 includes an ink discharge unit 21, an ink recovery unit 22, and the like. The waste liquid recovery mechanism 20 discharges the ink in the maintenance device 7 through the ink discharge unit 21 and collects it by the ink recovery unit 22. In this embodiment, it is provided on the side portion 28B opposite to the side portion 28C of the housing portion 28, and is preferably located away from the wiper member 17A in the waste ink reservoir portion 30. Accordingly, the waste ink removed by the wiper member 17A can be absorbed by the waste ink absorber 29.

  The ink discharge unit 21 includes a first ink absorber (first fluid absorber) 23 made of a porous member or a nonwoven fabric, and a guide member (holding member) 24 that supports the first ink absorber 23. It is configured. The ink discharge unit 21 is for guiding the ink in the waste ink reservoir 30 to the outside of the maintenance device 7, here the ink recovery unit 22, and one end thereof is connected to the maintenance device 7.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first ink absorber 23 has a main body portion 231 configured in a band shape from a porous member or a nonwoven fabric. The first ink absorber 23 is inserted into the opening 28 b (FIG. 4) of the housing 28 by inserting the engaging portion 232 provided at the base end 231 </ b> A of the main body 231 into the bottom of the housing 28. It is connected to the disposed waste ink absorber 29. The engaging portion 232 is shaped to be bent in a direction substantially intersecting with the extending direction of the main body portion 231, and is engaged with the opening 28 b (FIG. 4) of the housing portion 28, whereby the first ink absorber 23. Is prevented from being detached from the housing portion 28. Further, locking portions 231a and 231a projecting on both sides in the width direction of the main body portion 231 are provided at the distal end 231B (end portion opposite to the engaging portion 232) of the main body portion 231, and these locking portions are provided. 231a and 231a are locked to a guide member 24 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide member 24 includes a support portion 241 that supports the first ink absorber 23, side portions 245a and 245b that stand on both sides of the support portion 241, and a side portion 245a via a relay portion 246. And a mounting member 247 provided on the side portion 245b and a mounting portion 248 provided continuously to the side portion 245b. The boundary between each portion (excluding the boundary between the side portion 245b and the mounting portion 248). And are formed by being appropriately bent.

  The support portion 241 has a holding portion 241A for holding the tip 231B (FIG. 6) of the first ink absorber 23 at the tip. The end portion 231B of the first ink absorber 23 described above is inserted into the insertion hole (insertion portion) 241a formed in the holding portion 241A so that the end portion can be reliably held. . As shown in FIG. 5, this holding state is maintained by the locking portions 231a and 231a provided at the tip 231B of the first ink absorber 23 being locked to the insertion hole 241a from the back surface side of the holding portion 241A. Has been. Since the guide member 24 is made of a nonwoven fabric, even the first ink absorber 23 having an appropriate hardness can be held in a desired posture.

  As the material of the guide member 24, a plastic substrate such as PEN (polyethylene naphthalate) or PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is employed, and a material that can be bent and has a high degree of freedom in shape is preferable. By using a thin and light material, the cost can be reduced and the manufacturing becomes easy.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the guide member 24 is attached to the adjacent side portions 28 </ b> A and 28 </ b> B of the housing portion 28 through the attachment portions 247 and 248 via an adhesive material such as an adhesive tape. By doing so, it is attached to the maintenance device 7 (waste ink reservoir 30). In this state, the support portion 241 of the guide member 24 is an inclined surface inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. For this reason, the first ink absorber 23 held by the guide member 24 is also tilted, and is in a posture of being lowered toward the ink recovery unit 22 disposed obliquely below the waste ink reservoir 30.

  The ink collection unit 22 is connected to the end of the ink discharge unit 21 opposite to the maintenance device 7 and collects the waste ink discharged from the ink discharge unit 21. In the present embodiment, the ink recovery unit 22 includes a second ink absorber 25 (second fluid absorber) in which a plurality of absorbing members 25a made of a porous member or a nonwoven fabric are stacked, and the second ink absorber 25. It has the absorber accommodating part 26 to accommodate. Here, the 2nd ink absorber 25 is not what laminated | stacked the absorption member 25a, and may be comprised from one absorption member.

  An end portion of the guide member 24 is placed on the second ink absorber 25. Specifically, the holding portion 241A of the guide member 24 is in contact with the upper surface 25B. On the other hand, the front end 231 </ b> B of the first ink absorber 23 is inserted into the second ink absorber 25, so that the first ink absorber 23 is connected to the second ink absorber 25. (Fig. 4).

  Here, the tip 231 </ b> B of the first ink absorber 23 may be merely brought into contact with the second ink absorber 25, but the contact area with respect to the second ink absorber 25 by being inserted into the second ink absorber 25. Therefore, it is preferable to insert the first ink absorber 23 into the second ink absorber 25 in terms of improving the efficiency of ink transfer from the first ink absorber 23 to the second ink absorber 25.

  In the inkjet printer 1 of the present embodiment, the ink removed by the wiper member 17A in the wiping operation is absorbed by the waste ink absorber 29 in contact with a part of the wiper member 17A, and then connected to the waste ink absorber 29. By being absorbed by the first ink absorber 23, it is discharged from the waste ink reservoir 30 to the outside of the maintenance device 7.

  Since the first ink absorber 23 is held by the guide member 24 in a posture inclined toward the ink recovery unit 22 disposed obliquely below the waste ink reservoir 30, the first ink absorber 23 is in the first ink absorber 23. The ink absorbed in the ink quickly flows downward (toward the tip 231B) by its own weight, and is absorbed and held in the second ink absorber 25.

  Since the waste ink absorber 29, the first ink absorber 23, and the second ink absorber 25 are continuously connected to each other, the waste ink in the waste ink absorber 29 passes through the first ink absorber 23. Through the second ink absorber 25.

  Here, the second ink absorber 25 of the ink recovery unit 22 in the present embodiment has higher ink absorption efficiency and larger holding capacity than the waste ink absorber 29 and the first ink absorber 23. For this reason, the ink absorbed by the waste ink absorber 29 and the first ink absorber 23 can be quickly collected by the second ink absorber 25 and can be held by the capacity of the waste ink reservoir 30 (can be held by the waste ink absorber 29). It is possible for the second ink absorber 25 to absorb more waste ink).

  Although the waste ink absorber 29 is not necessarily provided, the waste ink that has flowed from the wiper guide groove 28a to the bottom of the housing portion 28 is efficiently absorbed in the first ink without stagnation at the bottom. It is important in transmitting to the body 23.

As described above, according to the ink jet printer 1 of the present embodiment, the ink accumulated in the waste ink reservoir 30 is located at a location other than the maintenance device 7 via the first ink absorber 23, that is, the waste liquid recovery mechanism 20. Therefore, the waste ink collection capacity is not limited to the waste ink reservoir 30, and a sufficient amount of waste ink can be collected and retained.
Thus, even when the wiping operation for removing the ink adhering to the nozzle surface 3A by the wiper member 17A is repeatedly performed, the waste ink is prevented from overflowing from the waste ink reservoir 30, and the members in the printer 1 can be Can prevent it from getting dirty.
In addition, since the waste ink is held by the waste ink absorber 29, the first ink absorber 23, and the second ink absorber 25, even when the printer 1 is turned upside down, the ink is less likely to spill, which is more than conventional. An ink jet printer 1 having a high ink holding ability can be obtained.
Further, when the second ink absorber 25 is filled with ink, the entire ink collection unit 22 may be replaced with a new one, so that the replacement operation can be performed easily and in a short time.

  The preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples, and the above embodiments may be combined. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It is understood that it belongs to.

In the previous embodiment, a non-woven fabric is used for the first ink absorber 23, but a porous member (foamed member) may be used.
In the previous embodiment, the insertion hole 241a is formed in the guide member 24 and the tip 231B of the first ink absorber 23 is inserted therein. However, the insertion is not necessary, and the first ink absorption is not necessary. Other shapes may be used as long as the tip 231B of the body 23 can be held.

  In the above embodiment, an ink jet printer is employed. However, a fluid ejecting apparatus that ejects or discharges fluid other than ink and a fluid container containing the fluid may be employed. The present invention can be applied to various fluid ejecting apparatuses including a fluid ejecting head that ejects a minute amount of liquid droplets. In addition, a droplet means the state of the fluid discharged from the said fluid ejecting apparatus, and includes what pulls a tail in granular shape, tear shape, and thread shape. Moreover, the fluid here may be a material that can be ejected by the fluid ejecting apparatus.

  For example, it may be in the state when the substance is in a liquid phase, and may be in a liquid state with high or low viscosity, sol, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melts) ) And a fluid as one state of the substance, as well as particles in which functional material particles made of solid substances such as pigments and metal particles are dissolved, dispersed or mixed in a solvent. In addition, typical examples of the fluid include ink and liquid crystal as described in the embodiment. Here, the ink includes general water-based inks and oil-based inks, and various fluid compositions such as gel inks and hot-melt inks.

  As a specific example of the fluid ejecting apparatus, for example, a fluid containing a material such as an electrode material or a color material used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, a surface emitting display, or a color filter in a dispersed or dissolved form. It may be a fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting, a fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a bio-organic matter used for biochip manufacturing, a fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a fluid used as a precision pipette, a printing apparatus, a microdispenser, or the like.

  In addition, transparent resin liquids such as UV curable resins to form fluid injection devices that inject lubricating oil onto precision machines such as watches and cameras, micro hemispherical lenses (optical lenses) used in optical communication elements, etc. Alternatively, a fluid ejecting apparatus that ejects a liquid onto the substrate or a fluid ejecting apparatus that ejects an etching solution such as acid or alkali to etch the substrate may be employed. The present invention can be applied to any one of these ejecting apparatuses and fluid containers.

1 is a partially exploded view showing a schematic configuration of an ink jet printer according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a lower perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of the head unit according to the embodiment. The perspective view which shows schematic structure of the maintenance apparatus of this embodiment. The fragmentary sectional view of a maintenance device. The top view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a part of maintenance apparatus. The perspective view which shows a 1st ink absorber. The perspective view which shows a guide member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Inkjet printer (fluid ejecting apparatus), 3A ... Nozzle surface, 3 ... Recording head (fluid ejecting head), 7 ... Maintenance apparatus, 17A ... Wiper member, 18 ... Nozzle, 23 ... First ink absorber (first fluid) Absorber), 24 ... Guide member (holding member), 25 ... Second ink absorber (second fluid absorber), 29 ... Waste ink absorber (third fluid absorber), 30 ... Waste ink reservoir (discard) Fluid reservoir), 241A ... holding portion, 241a ... insertion hole (insertion portion), 231a ... locking portion

Claims (8)

In a fluid ejecting apparatus including a fluid ejecting head having a nozzle surface on which a nozzle for ejecting fluid is formed.
A maintenance device comprising: a wiper member slidably contactable with the nozzle surface; and a waste fluid reservoir that is connected to the wiper member and temporarily accumulates the fluid removed by the wiper member;
A first fluid absorber connected at one end to the waste fluid reservoir and guiding the fluid in the waste fluid reservoir to the outside of the waste fluid reservoir;
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: a second fluid absorber that is connected to an end of the first fluid absorber opposite to the waste fluid reservoir and collects the fluid. A holding member for fixing an end of the first fluid absorber to the second fluid absorber;
The fluid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is formed with a holding portion for holding an end of the first fluid absorber on the second fluid absorber side. The fluid ejecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the holding portion is formed with an insertion portion through which the end portion of the first fluid absorber can be inserted. The fluid ejecting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a locking portion that locks the insertion portion is provided at the end of the first fluid absorber. The said 1st fluid absorber is connected to the side part on the opposite side to the side part by the side of the said wiper member in the said waste fluid storage part, The Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Fluid ejection device. 6. The fluid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second fluid absorber has higher fluid absorption efficiency than the first fluid absorber. 7. 7. The locking portion for locking to the waste fluid reservoir is provided at an end of the first fluid absorber on the waste fluid reservoir side. The fluid ejecting apparatus according to 1. A third fluid absorber that absorbs the fluid removed by the wiper member is provided in the waste fluid reservoir,
The fluid ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first fluid absorber is connected to the third fluid absorber.

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