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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuji Kurata, Yokohama, JP;
Seiji Ogasawara, Machida, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Takahide Onuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunori Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Arihito Miyakoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Imahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuhito Yamaguchi, Inagi, JP;
Hiroshi Arimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Itoh, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A platen includes: a supporting portion that can support a sheet; a suction unit that sucks the sheet in such a manner as to attach the sheet to the supporting portion; a first ink receiver that receives ink ejected downstream of the leading end of the sheet passing the supporting portion; and a second ink receiver that receives ink ejected upstream of the trailing end of the sheet passing the supporting portion.