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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yohei Shibata, Matsumoto, JP;
Kazutoshi Fujisawa, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a liquid discharge apparatus including a recording unit that discharges an ink, an UV irradiation unit that has an intake port, an exhaust port, an internal flow path which is communicated with the intake port and the exhaust port, and a filter which catches the ink, and an X axis movement section that supports the recording unit and the UV irradiation unit, and moves the recording unit and the UV irradiation unit in an X axis direction, in which the UV irradiation unit is supported by the X axis movement section on a rear side, and the exhaust port faces a front side.