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US 2020/0047502 A1Published application
Printing apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNao Saito
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a printing apparatus is provided, the printing apparatus comprises a printhead including an ink discharge surface on which plurality of orifices for discharging ink are arranged and configured to print an image, a cap configured to cap the ink discharge surface, and a supply unit configured to selectively supply one of a plurality of types of liquids into the cap.
Claims18
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a printhead including an ink discharge surface on which plurality of orifices for discharging ink are arranged and configured to print an image;
- a cap configured to cap the ink discharge surface;
- and
- a supply unit configured to selectively supply one of a plurality of types of liquids into the cap.
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A control method of a printing apparatus including:
- a printhead including an ink discharge surface on which plurality of orifices for discharging ink are arranged and configured to print an image;
- and
- a cap configured to cap the ink discharge surface, the method comprising:
- selectively supplying one of a plurality of types of liquids into the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.