18909048. PRINTING APPARATUS (SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION)
PRINTING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Akihiro Satake of SHIOJIRI-SHI JP
Daisuke Nishizawa of SHIOJIRI-SHI JP
PRINTING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18909048 titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A printing apparatus includes a printing medium holding unit, a carriage, a first head including a first nozzle row for ejecting a first liquid, and a suction unit including a suction port that sucks mist of the first liquid. The carriage includes a head holding plate that holds the first head and the suction unit while facing the printing medium holding unit. The head holding plate includes a first opening portion from which the first nozzle row is exposed and a second opening portion from which the suction portion is exposed. The suction unit includes a suction nozzle to which a suction port is provided. The suction nozzle can be attached to and detached from the head holding plate.