Printing apparatus, liquid absorbing apparatus, and control method
US10493781B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/0057
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a transfer member, a print unit configured to form an ink image on the transfer member, a transfer unit configured to perform a transfer operation, and a liquid absorption unit configured to absorb a liquid component from the ink image on the transfer member before the transfer operation. The liquid absorption unit includes a liquid absorbing sheet, a driving unit configured to move the sheet cyclically, a displacing unit configured to displace the 1 sheet between a contact state in which the liquid absorbing sheet contacts the transfer member and a retracted state, and a recovery unit configured to perform a recovery operation of recovering liquid absorption performance of the sheet. The recovery operation is performed by the recovery unit while moving the sheet cyclically by the driving unit when the sheet is in the retracted state.
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