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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Goki Hiramoto, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2/1652 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/16532 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/185 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16573 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a discharge section configured to discharge an ink from a nozzle onto a medium, a common flow path configured to supply a liquid to the nozzle, an ink supply path configured to supply the ink to the common flow path, filling liquid supply paths configured to supply a filling liquid to the common flow path, an air release path configured to release air in the common flow path, and a switching between section configured to switch the opening and closing of the ink supply path, the filling liquid supply paths, and the air release path.