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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuma Ozaki, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 29/50 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00212 (2021.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2/2107 (2013.01); B41J 2/2114 (2013.01); B41J 11/00214 (2021.01); B41J 11/00218 (2021.01); B41J 29/50 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2202/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a printing head configured to eject photocurable ink onto a medium, an irradiation portion configured to perform light irradiation of the medium, a mounting portion mounted with the irradiation portion and the printing head in the order from the irradiation portion to the printing head along a first direction, and a driving portion configured to move the mounting portion between a standby position where the printing head stands by and a stop position in the first direction with respect to the standby position. The stop position is a position where the irradiation portion faces the medium.