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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yohei Shibata, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 11/057 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 11/057 (2013.01); B41J 2/1652 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); B41J 2002/041 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16529 (2013.01);
Abstract
The printing apparatus (liquid discharging apparatus) is provided with a support section that supports a medium, a discharge section that discharges ink on the medium supported on the support section, and a transport unit that transports the medium in a transport direction. The support section includes a support structure including a liquid permeable portion that supports the medium and allows ink to pass therethrough, and a liquid holding portion that holds ink that has passed through the liquid permeable portion.