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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiki Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Izumi, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Ippei Tsushima, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Sakamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Futoshi Hirose, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Hirosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment of this invention, a printing apparatus capable of cleaning a transfer member continuously while downsizing the apparatus and a cleaning method of the same are provided. The printing apparatus includes a cleaning roller configured to apply a cleaning liquid to the transfer member while rotating in contact with the transfer member, a liquid tank configured to reserve the cleaning liquid so that a part of the cleaning roller is immersed in the cleaning liquid, and a removal unit configured to remove a blot by contacting the surface of the cleaning roller which rotates in the liquid tank.