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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Moriya, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a printing apparatus including a recording head configured to perform printing on a medium that is transported in a transport direction, a guide portion disposed on a downstream side of the recording head in the transport direction and configured to guide the medium, and a first heating unit disposed between the recording head and the guide portion in the transport direction and configured to heat the medium. The guide portion includes a contact member configured to guide the medium by contacting the medium, a coupling portion coupled with the contact member, and a holding unit configured to hold the contact member via the coupling portion. Thermal conductivity of the coupling portion is lower than thermal conductivity of the holding unit.