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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuhei Oikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yasutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey a printing medium in a conveyance direction; a first printing head configured to eject a first liquid onto the printing medium conveyed by the conveyance unit in a state where a distance between a first ejection surface where ejection ports are formed and the printing medium corresponds to a first distance; and a plurality of second printing heads each configured to eject a second liquid, which reacts upon coming into contact with the first liquid, onto the printing medium conveyed by the conveyance unit in a state where a distance between a second ejection surface where ejection ports are formed and the printing medium corresponds to a second distance smaller than the first distance, wherein the first printing head is provided upstream of the plurality of second printing heads in the conveyance direction.