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US 2012/0075379 A1Published application
Printing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Murase, Minoru Teshigawara, Atsushi Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Honda
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Abstract
There is provided a printing apparatus capable of mounting common print heads, and capable of preventing color mixture of inks in a configuration in which a plurality of ink supply mechanisms is provided. The same print heads can be mounted on the first head mounting unit and the second head mounting unit, and the print head has a storage region, in which color information of the head mounting unit is stored, when the print head is mounted on the first head mounting unit or the second head mounting unit.
Claims8
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a first ink tank configured to contain an ink of a first color;
- a second ink tank configured to contain an ink of a second color;
- a first head mounting unit configured to mount a print head thereon, which is supplied with an ink contained in the first ink tank and ejects the ink;
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- a second head mounting unit configured to mount a print head thereon, which is supplied with an ink contained in the second ink tank and ejects the ink,
- wherein the same print heads can be mounted on the first head mounting unit and the second head mounting unit print head, and the print head has a storage region in which color information of the head mounting units is stored when mounted on the first head mounting unit or the second head mounting unit.
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