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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Toyama, Shiojiri, JP;
Satoru Katagami, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/0024 (2021.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a support portion configured to support a part of a printing medium to be transported, a heating portion configured to heat the part of the printing medium supported by the support portion, and a curved portion disposed upstream of the support portion in a transport path of the printing medium and including a curved surface that curves the transport path. The curved portion is formed of a member having a lower thermal conductivity than the support portion. In addition, the temperature of the curved portion is lower than the temperature of the support portion.