Printing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuhiro Toki, Hideaki Matsumura
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Abstract
There is provided with a printing apparatus. An ink tank stores ink to be supplied to a printhead configured to eject ink. An ink supply path supplies ink from the ink tank to the printhead. A conveying unit conveys a print medium to the printhead. A cover member is arranged so as to be able to open and close with respect to the printing apparatus. A manual valve is arranged in a region through which the print medium conveyed by the conveying unit passes and can be switched between an opening state in which the ink tank and the printhead communicate and a closing state. An operating portion is arranged at a position which is exposed when the cover member is opened and can be operated to switch the manual valve.
Claims20
A printing apparatus comprising:
- an ink tank configured to store ink to be supplied to a printhead configured to eject ink;
- an ink supply path configured to supply ink from the ink tank to the printhead;
- a conveying unit configured to convey a print medium to the printhead;
- a cover member arranged so as to be able to open and close with respect to the printing apparatus;
- a manual valve that is arranged in a region through which the print medium conveyed by the conveying unit passes and can be switched between an opening state in which the ink supply path is opened and a closing state in which the ink supply path is closed;
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- an operating portion that is arranged at a position which is exposed when the cover member is opened and can be operated to switch the manual valve.
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a carriage configured to detachably carry a printhead configured to eject ink;
- an ink tank configured to store ink to be supplied to the printhead;
- an ink supply path configured to supply ink from the ink tank to the printhead;
- a manual valve that is arranged on the ink supply path and can be switched between an opening state in which the ink supply path is opened and a closing state in which the ink supply path is closed;
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- an operating portion that switches the manual valve by movement of the carriage.
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to a printhead configured to eject liquid;
- a supply path configured to supply liquid from the tank to the printhead;
- a conveying unit configured to convey a print medium;
- a cover member arranged so as to be able to open and close with respect to the printing apparatus;
- a valve arranged above a region through which the print medium conveyed by the conveying unit passes and switchable between an opening state in which the supply path is opened and a closing state in which the supply path is closed;
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- an operating portion arranged at a position which is exposed in a state where the cover member is opened, and operatable the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.