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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Namba, Tochigi, JP;
Noriyasu Hasegawa, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus. A discharge head is provided with a discharge port that discharges a liquid. A retention portion is facing the discharge head, and retains the liquid between the discharge head and the retention portion. A detection unit detects that the discharge port is covered with the liquid after the liquid is supplied between the discharge head and the retention portion.