18808443. PRINTING APPARATUS (SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION)
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PRINTING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Keita Hanawa of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP)
Manabu Kondo of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP)
PRINTING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18808443 titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A printing apparatus includes a medium support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium, a head configured to eject liquid, a first moving unit configured to move the head in a first direction, a second moving unit configured to move the head in a second direction, a position adjusting unit configured to adjust a distance between the head and the support surface, a first interference detection unit configured to detect interference with the head, and a second interference detection unit configured to detect interference with the head. The first interference detection unit and the second interference detection unit are linked to the movement of the head in the second direction. The first interference detection unit is provided further on one side than the head in the second direction. The second interference detection unit is provided further on the other side than the head in the second direction.
