Printing apparatus and control method
US11535044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/0024
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a printing unit, and a heating unit provided on a downstream side with respect to the printing unit in the conveyance direction, and a control unit. The conveyance unit conveys a printing medium along a conveyance direction. The printing unit ejects ink onto the printing medium conveyed by the conveyance unit. The heating unit heats the printing medium on which ink has been ejected by the printing unit while being in contact therewith. The control unit controls the printing apparatus such that a first surface of the printing medium passes through the same heating unit a plurality of times, wherein the first surface includes ink having been ejected by the printing unit onto the first surface.
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