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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuhiko Hamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a tray which supports a material for textile printing, and can move in a movement direction; a printing unit which performs printing on the material for textile printing supported by the tray; and a contact unit which is provided at a position of being in contact with the material for textile printing supported by the tray, before performing printing by the printing unit. By adopting the printing apparatus with such a configuration, it is possible to improve a printing condition when performing printing on the material for textile printing.