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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a wiping member extending along a first axis; a head including a nozzle surface; and a movement mechanism configured to change a relative positional relationship between the wiping member and the head, and the printing apparatus executes a first wiping operation that changes a position of the head relative to the wiping member along a second axis intersecting the first axis, with the nozzle surface and a first wiping area of the wiping member in contact with each other, and a second wiping operation that changes the position of the head relative to the wiping member along the second axis, with the nozzle surface and a second wiping area of the wiping member in contact with each other, the second wiping area being located at a position different from a position of the first wiping area in a direction along the first axis.