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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Yuji Kanome, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Horiba, Tokyo, JP;
Hikaru Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichiro Tsuda, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Kanome, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Horiba, Tokyo, JP;
Hikaru Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichiro Tsuda, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus, includes a recording head including ink nozzles configured to record an image on a sheet being conveyed along a direction, a reading unit configured to read the image recorded on the sheet by the recording head at a reading position, a supply unit configured to supply a gas to flow along the direction through a space where the ink nozzles are exposed, and a exhaust unit including an inlet which is placed in the vicinity of a position between the recording position and the reading position, at least a part of the gas flowed through the space being sucked from the inlet.