Printing apparatus
US9150022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Air blown out from one blowing-out opening of a pinch roller which is within a predetermined angle range forms an air flow of a flow rate Fc which heads for a region between a suction mechanism and a print medium. This makes it possible to efficiently guide the air blown out from the blowing-out opening into the region, and as a result, ink mist can be collected satisfactorily even in a case where the amount of air blown from the pinch roller is relatively small. Further, in this case, the flow rate Fe of a flow blown from the pinch roller is appropriately determined, whereby the suction mechanism can collect substantially 100% of air and ink mist flowing into the region.
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