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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shunya Sunouchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17503 (2013.01); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 25/001 (2013.01); B41J 29/46 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a liquid container configured to contain, outside a recording area of the recording apparatus, liquid to be supplied to a recording head configured to perform recording by discharging the liquid to a recording medium in the recording area, a maintenance unit disposed outside the recording area, including a suction unit configured to suck the liquid from the recording head, and configured to carry out maintenance of the recording head, and a liquid reservoir portion below the liquid container and the maintenance unit.