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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhito Yamaguchi, Inaga, JP;
Hiroshi Arimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Imahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Arihito Miyakoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Itoh, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing device includes: a head that ejects an ink on a medium to perform printing; and a mist collection mechanism having: a suction port facing the medium and sucking air near the head; an exhaust port discharging the sucked air; and an airflow path between the suction port and the exhaust port, wherein the airflow path includes a first spatial region located on a side of the suction port, and a second spatial region located on a side of the exhaust port and adjacent to the first spatial region through a communicating port having an opening area smaller than that of the suction port.