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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Daisuke Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Oonuki, Nishitokyo, JP;
Satoshi Seki, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsukasa Doi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04563 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ink in a print head is heated to a target temperature by driving heating elements included in a print head. After heating control is completed, operation that is performed using power stored in a power storage unit is started. The target temperature in the heating control is determined in such a manner that the temperature of the print head when the operation is started is a set temperature or higher.