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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Hamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a feeding portion configured to feed a medium from a roll; a transport unit configured to transport the fed medium along a transport path; a printing unit configured to discharge a liquid on the medium; an air blowing unit disposed downstream of the printing unit in the transport path and configured to blow air toward the medium; and a control unit configured to control blowing air by the air blowing unit, in which the air blowing unit includes a fan configured to generate airflow and a case configured to accommodate the fan, the case includes a blow port open toward the transport path, and after the printing unit starts printing on the medium and a leading end of the medium reaches an overlapping region that overlaps with the blow port as viewed toward air blown from the blow port, the control unit starts driving the fan.