Printing apparatus, liquid absorbing apparatus, control method

A liquid absorbing apparatus for absorbing a liquid component from a formed ink image, the liquid absorbing apparatus comprising:

• an endless liquid absorbing sheet;
• a driving unit configured to move the liquid absorbing sheet cyclically;
• an absorption unit configured to absorb the liquid component from the ink image by making the liquid absorbing sheet contact the ink image;
• a removing unit configured to squeeze and remove a liquid with a nipping pressure by nipping the liquid absorbing sheet;
• and
• at least one nipping unit, different from the absorption unit and the removing unit, configured to nip the liquid absorbing sheet,
• wherein the nipping pressure of the removing unit is set higher than a nipping pressure of the nipping unit.

A control method for a liquid absorbing apparatus including a liquid absorbing unit configured to absorb a liquid component from a formed ink image,

• the liquid absorbing unit including
• an endless liquid absorbing sheet,
• a driving unit configured to move the liquid absorbing sheet cyclically,
• an absorption unit configured to absorb the liquid component from the ink image by making the liquid absorbing sheet contact the ink image,
• a removing unit configured to squeeze and remove a liquid with a nipping pressure by nipping the liquid absorbing sheet, and
• at least one nipping unit, different from the absorption unit and the removing unit, configured to nip the liquid absorbing sheet,
• the method comprising controlling at least one of the removing unit and the nipping unit so that the nipping pressure of the removing unit becomes higher than a nipping pressure of the nipping unit.