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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2010
Applicant:
Osamu Kasuga, Suwa, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Kasuga, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A temperature adjustment unit is provided to a chamber for accommodating a stage, a discharge head, and a maintenance device. The temperature adjustment unit adjusts the temperature of the maintenance area at least while the transport device has the discharge head positioned in the maintenance area to be equal to or greater than the temperature of the drawing area while the transport device has the discharge head positioned in the drawing area.