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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Misato, JP;
Inventors:
Shin Goto, Ichikawa, JP;
Hiroki Kurosu, Matsudo, JP;
Kiyotaka Henmi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasutaka Iwasa, Zama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/40733 (2020.08); B41J 2/325 (2013.01); B41J 3/40731 (2020.08);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a tube-shaped print medium; a print head configured to perform printing on the tube-shaped print medium that is conveyed by the conveyance unit in a conveyance direction; a heater unit arranged on an upstream side relative to the print head in the conveyance direction and configured to include a metal member and a heat generation body for heating on the metal member; and a pressing unit configured to press the tube-shaped print medium toward the metal member.