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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Miho Ota, Shiojiri, JP;
Mikio Kitagishi, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Miho Ota, Shiojiri, JP;
Mikio Kitagishi, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); G03B 15/14 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/001 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid; a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit; a heating unit that heats the recording medium; and a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air to the heating unit. Here, the suction port is disposed in a location that enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked.