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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Aoki, Shiojiri, JP;
Tomohiro Yoda, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasuo Naramatsu, Matsumoto, JP;
Shuichiro Nakano, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium transported by the transport unit and supported by a platen, a downstream guiding unit as a medium guiding unit having a guide surface for guiding the medium downstream in the transport direction from the platen, a heating unit disposed at a position facing the guide surface, and configured to heat the medium, and a spacer provided above the guide surface, and configured to separate the medium from the guide surface.