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Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohito Abe, Kanagawa, JP;

Daigo Kuronuma, Kanagawa, JP;

Ryutaro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;

Naoaki Wada, Kanagawa, JP;

Noriyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;

Ryohei Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Masakazu Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiaki Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/3082 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 25/3086 (2013.01); B41J 25/3088 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a printing apparatus which includes the following: A printhead including a plurality of nozzles that discharge ink to a print medium. A first detection unit that detects a distance between the printhead and a platen. An adjustment unit that adjusts the distance between the printhead and the platen. An acquisition unit that acquires difference information concerning a difference of a distance between the platen and each of the nozzle on an upstream side and the nozzle on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the print medium. The adjustment unit adjusts the distance based on a detection result of the first detection unit and the difference information acquired by the acquisition unit.


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