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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoki Yamamuro, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimitsu Danzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Fujimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masataka Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Narumi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Kango, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ejection apparatus includes a platen for supporting a recording medium, an absorber provided in the platen for absorbing liquid, an ejection unit for ejecting a plurality of types of ink including a first liquid containing a component to be deposited when the first liquid is ejected onto the absorber, and a second liquid different from the first liquid for suppressing deposition of the first liquid, a detection unit for detecting a state of a predetermined region of the absorber, and a control unit for controlling the detection unit to detect the state, and controlling the ejection unit to eject the second liquid to the predetermined region based on a result of the detection. When the first liquid is ejected to the predetermined region, the second liquid is ejected to the predetermined region after the ejection of the first liquid is finished, without using the result of the detection.