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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yugo Ishikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/006 (2013.01); B41J 2/1433 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a discharging unit configured to discharge ink on a medium; a drive circuit configured to drive the discharging unit; a carriage configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction X while supporting the discharging unit and the drive circuit; and a blowing unit capable of blowing air toward the drive circuit supported on the carriage. The carriage includes a shielding member that partitions a discharging unit housing room from a drive circuit housing room. The discharging unit is disposed in the discharging unit housing room, and the drive circuit is disposed in the drive circuit housing room.