Printing apparatus
US10654283B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/17579
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a print head configured to eject ink; an ink tank configured to contain the ink; an ink flow path plate having a supply flow path for guiding ink to be supplied from the ink tank to the print head, and a collection flow path for guiding ink to be collected from the print head to the ink tank and provided below the ink tank in a gravitational direction; an atmosphere communication plate provided above the ink tank in the gravitational direction and having an atmosphere communication flow path for communicating the ink tank with atmosphere; a first functional component provided above the ink flow path plate in the gravitational direction to act on at least one of the supply flow path and the collection flow path; and a second functional component provided below the atmosphere communication plate in the gravitational direction to act on the atmosphere communication flow path.
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