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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenjiro Ishihara, Shiojiri, JP;
Kazuhisa Takeda, Shiojiri, JP;
Keita Hanawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Ryo Nishikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/13 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04501 (2013.01); B41J 13/10 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a head that faces a medium supported by a medium support unit and ejects a liquid, an interference object sensor including a detector that detects an interference object with the head, and a cover that can switch the detector to a shielded state and to an exposed state.