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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryutaro Taira, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Koda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiro Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a drying unit configured to be movable to a first operating position where a print medium subjected to printing by a printing unit is dried, and to a first retracted position retracted from the first operating position. The apparatus also includes a supporting unit provided facing the drying unit and configured to be movable independently of the drying unit to a second operating position where the print medium to be dried by the drying unit is supported, and to a second retracted position retracted from the second operating position.