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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Shima, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Narumi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a print head that applies ink to a print medium; a conveyance unit that conveys a print medium in a conveying direction; a first drying means that is disposed downstream relative to the print head in the conveying direction, and dries ink applied to the print medium by blowing gas such that an angle formed with the conveying direction is a first angle; and a second drying means that is disposed downstream relative to the first drying means in the conveying direction, and dries ink applied to the print medium by blowing gas such that an angle formed with the conveying direction is a second angle different from the first angle.