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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Seishin Yoshida, Azumino, JP;
Seishin Yoshida, Azumino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a printing apparatus that superposedly forms an image layer representing an image and a specific glossy layer that is different from the image layer on a printing medium, including: a first connection unit, a second connection unit, a reception unit, a print head and at least one of specific color nozzle columns and a printing unit, wherein at least the connection unit that can supply the ink to the end-portion specific color nozzle column inside the second connection unit can be connected to a specific gloss agent container containing a specific gloss agent that is used to form the specific glossy layer instead of the specific color ink container, and wherein, when the specific gloss agent container is connected to the second connection unit and the reception unit receives the specific gloss agent as the available ink, the printing unit ejects the specific gloss agent from the end-portion specific color nozzle column to form the specific glossy layer.