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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Ishimi, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimitsu Danzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Rie Takekoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Tomida, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiko Aichi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus including a printing unit configured with an ejection port surface for ejecting ink, a wiping unit configured to wipe the ejection port surface using a wiping member by relative movement with the printing unit, an application unit configured to apply a wiping liquid to the wiping member, a detection unit configured to detect the ink on the wiping member, and a control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print a predetermined pattern on a predetermined area of the wiping member and to cause the application unit to apply the wiping liquid, and, then, to cause the detection unit to detect the ink on the predetermined area.