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(11) EP 4 389 435 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/26

(21) Application number: 23217623.0

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/00(2006.01)
 B41J 3/407(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B41J 3/407; B41J 11/00216; B41J 11/0022
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 19.12.2022 JP 2022202192

(71) Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
Tokyo 160-8801 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • OTANI, Motofumi
    Suwa-shi 392-8502 (JP)
  • KANEKO, Kenichiro
    Suwa-shi 392-8502 (JP)
  • SHIBATA, Yohei
    Suwa-shi 392-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Lewis Silkin LLP 
Arbor 255 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 9AX
London SE1 9AX (GB)

   


(54) PRINTING APPARATUS


(57) A printing apparatus (11) includes a printing unit (16) configured to perform printing by ejecting liquid to a medium (S1) conveyed, a supporting part (21) facing the printing unit (16), and including a supporting surface (22) configured to support the medium (S1), a downstream supporting part (28) located downstream of the supporting part (21) in a medium conveyance direction, and including a downstream supporting surface (29) obliquely extending with respect to the supporting surface (22), and a heating unit (41) facing the downstream supporting part (28). The heating unit (41) includes: a heating part (42) configured to heat the medium (S1), and a heating case (44) configured to house the heating part (42), the heating case (44) includes a heating top portion (45) located at an uppermost position in the heating case (44), and the heating top portion (45) is located at a position below the supporting surface (22).







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