Global Patent Index - EP 3263345 A1

EP 3263345 A1 20180103 - PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

Title (en)

PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

Title (de)

DRUCKVORRICHTUNG UND DRUCKVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

IMPRIMANTE ET PROCÉDÉ D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 3263345 A1 20180103 (EN)

Application

EP 17178160 A 20170627

Priority

JP 2016127302 A 20160628

Abstract (en)

A printing apparatus includes a holding unit holding a bag with a storage portion that is pliable and in which ink used for printing is stored, and a discharge port through which the ink is discharged; and an agitating unit configured to agitate the ink. In the printing apparatus, the holding unit is configured to incline the storage portion with respect to a horizontal direction, and hold the bag in a posture where the discharge port is disposed below the storage portion in an inclination direction; and the agitating unit includes a pressing member configured to press the storage portion in the posture from a lower side toward an upper side in the inclination direction and deform the storage portion.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3263345 A1 20180103; EP 3263345 B1 20201111; CN 107538923 A 20180105; CN 107538923 B 20210108; JP 2018001443 A 20180111; JP 6780321 B2 20201104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17178160 A 20170627; CN 201710491369 A 20170623; JP 2016127302 A 20160628