Liquid discharging apparatus having multiple support portions with different thermal properties
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTsuneyuki Sasaki, Shuichiro Nakano
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Abstract
Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus which includes a discharge portion which can discharge liquid, a medium support portion which can support a medium onto which the liquid is discharged, and a heating portion which can heat the medium supported by the medium support portion. The medium support portion includes a first member which can support the medium and a second member which supports the first member. Thermal diffusivity of the first member is larger than that of the second member and thermal conductivity of the second member is smaller than that of the first member.
Claims14
A liquid discharging apparatus comprising:
- a discharge portion which is configured to discharge liquid;
- a medium support portion which is configured to support a medium onto which the liquid is discharged;
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- a heating portion which is configured to heat the medium supported by the medium support portion,
- wherein the medium support portion includes,
- a main body portion that defines a concave portion,
- a first member which is configured to support the medium, and
- a second member which supports the first member, wherein the second member is attached to the bottom surface of the concave portion, wherein a gap about 0.3 mm between the main body portion and the first member separates the first member from the main body portion such that the first member is isolated from the main body member so that heat is not diffused from the first member to the main body portion, and
- wherein thermal diffusivity of the first member is larger than that of the second member and thermal conductivity of the second member is smaller than that of the first member,
- wherein suction holes are provided in the first member and the second member to allow a suction force to act on the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.