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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Otokita, Higashichikuma-gun, JP;
Norihiro Masuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a transport unit, a first head, a second head disposed downstream of the first head, a first suction unit configured to suction ink mist discharged from the first head, a second suction unit configured to suction ink mist discharged from the second head, and a suction device coupled to the first suction unit and the second suction unit, and configured to generate an airflow for suctioning the ink mist, and a first suction device disposed either one of on a first path from the first suction unit to the suction device, and at the suction device, and configured to adjust a flow rate at the first suction unit, and a second suction device disposed either one of on a second path from the second suction unit to the suction device, and at the suction device, and configured to adjust the flow rate at the second suction unit.