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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Kohnotoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuki Emoto, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Shimada, Kawasaki, JP;
Kuniaki Sato, Inagi, JP;
Yasufumi Tanaami, Tokyo, JP;
Kanto Kurasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Yokoi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a printing apparatus, a platen configured to support a sheet to be printed includes an ink receiver configured to receive ink discharged from a print head. The ink receiver includes a plurality of first ink grooves and a plurality of second ink grooves configured to guide the received ink, the second ink grooves having a tilt angle greater than that of the first ink grooves. The platen includes an absorber configured to absorb the ink received by the ink receiver, the absorber being arranged on a back side of the ink receiver.