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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Noritaka Mitsuo, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2006.01); B41J 25/312 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/0009 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/0005 (2013.01); B41J 15/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes an discharging head which discharges liquid on a printing medium mounted on an endless belt; a transport unit which transports the printing medium in a transport direction; a medium press portion which is provided on an upstream side of the discharging head in the transport direction and includes a medium pressing unit which compresses the printing medium; and a control portion which controls the medium press portion.