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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Norihiro Masuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a printing unit that ejects an ink from an inkjet head onto a medium, and a mist suction unit that suctions mist of the ink. The printing unit includes a first inkjet head, and a second inkjet head provided downstream of the first inkjet head in a transport direction of the medium. The mist suction unit includes a first mist suction device provided between the first inkjet head and the second inkjet head in the transport direction, a second mist suction device provided downstream of the second inkjet head in the transport direction, a first flow path coupling a blower and the first mist suction device, and a second flow path coupling the blower and the second mist suction device. A suction force of the second mist suction device is stronger than a suction force of the first mist suction device.