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US 9,168,763 B2Granted
Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMiho Ota, Mikio Kitagishi
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Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid; a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit; a heating unit that heats the recording medium; and a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air to the heating unit. Here, the suction port is disposed in a location that enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked.
Claims12
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid;
- a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit;
- a heating unit that heats the recording medium;
- a control unit that controls the heater, wherein the control unit is housed in the heating unit;
- and
- a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air into the heating unit,
- wherein the suction port is disposed in a location that exposes the suction port to air that is external to the recording apparatus and enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked,
- wherein the holding unit is disposed upstream of the suction unit in an air flow path,
- wherein the control unit is disposed downstream of the suction unit in the air flow path.
6 more elements
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid;
- a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit;
- a heating unit that heats the recording medium;
- and
- a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air into the heating unit,
- wherein the suction port is disposed in a location that exposes the suction port to air that is external to the recording apparatus and enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked,
- wherein the holding unit is disposed upstream of the suction unit in an air flow path,
- wherein the heating unit includes a box-shaped portion, and the suction port is located in a surface of the box-shaped portion that is close to the holding unit,
- wherein the holding unit includes, in a side surface of the holding unit, an opening portion that enables the liquid receptacle to be inserted into/removed from the holding head;
- and
- the holding unit is disposed to the side of the heating unit in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the recording medium is transported.
8 more elements
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid;
- a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit;
- a heating unit that heats the recording medium;
- and
- a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air into the heating unit,
- wherein the suction port is disposed in a location that exposes the suction port to air that is external to the recording apparatus and enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked,
- wherein the holding unit is disposed upstream of the suction unit in an air flow path,
- wherein the heating unit includes a first heater unit located upstream from the recording head, a second heater unit opposing the recording head, and a third heater unit downstream from the recording head,
- wherein air sucked by the suction unit is provided into the third heater unit.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.