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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Tsutsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Saeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuri Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Shota Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Takenaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Daiju Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Mineyoshi Tomie, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a support member configured to support a printhead that performs printing by discharging ink to a print medium, a connecting member including a connecting portion connected to an ink introduction portion of the printhead and through which the ink introduction portion communicates with an ink supply passage via the connecting portion, a rotation member configured to hold the connecting member such that a posture of the connecting member is changeable, and configured to be supported by the support member to be rotatable between a connecting position at which the ink introduction portion and the connecting portion are connected and a connection releasing position at which the ink introduction portion and the connecting portion are not connected, and a biasing portion configured to bias the connecting member to a first posture with respect to the rotation member.