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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Izumi, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Uchida, Kawasaki, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Nakaya, Inagi, JP;
Kenji Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Ippei Tsushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a printhead configured to form an image by discharging ink to a transfer member, a transfer unit configured to transfer the image from the transfer member to a print medium, and an application unit configured to apply a first liquid to the transfer member prior to formation of the image by the printhead. The inkjet printing apparatus also includes a first drying unit configured to dry the first liquid applied to the transfer member by the application unit by blowing air using a first air blower before the ink is discharged by the printhead to the transfer member.