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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Goki Hiramoto, Azumino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store ink; a discharge unit configured to discharge the ink for printing; and an ink flow path configured to couple the storage unit to the discharge unit and allow the ink to flow down from the storage unit to the discharge unit, wherein the ink flow path includes a first flow path, a first filter provided in the first flow path and configured to collect a foreign material in the ink passing through the first flow path, a second flow path independent of the first flow path, and a second filter configured to collect a foreign material in the ink passing through the second flow path, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to switch the flow path of the ink between the first flow path and the second flow path based on a predetermined condition.