Printing apparatus
US9703249B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00805
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When fixing is not necessary in a printing apparatus including a fixing unit, a sheet to be conveyed is allowed to avoid the fixing unit. Specifically, a fixing unit-bypass path is provided on a conveying path corresponding to the fixing unit. Further, when a surface treatment material is not applied to a sheet from a surface treatment material applying head, that is, when fixing processing is not performed by the fixing unit, a sheet is conveyed along a fixing unit-bypass path. Since a sheet is conveyed along an bypass path when fixing processing is not performed as described above, it is possible to prevent a sheet from being affected by heat or the like while the sheet passes through the fixing unit.
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