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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
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;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
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.