RECORDING APPARATUS

• US 20130021417A1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: OTA, Miho, KITAGISHI, Mikio
• Granted Patent: US 9,168,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 347/85
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/001 Handling wide copy materials
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/00216 using infrared [IR] radiation or microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0022 using convection means, e.g. by using a fan for blowing or sucking air
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0024 using conduction means, e.g. by using a heated platen
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0085 Using suction for maintaining printing material flat on rotatable drums B41J13/226
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/377 Cooling or ventilating arrangements

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.

Claims

1. 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 provided in the heating unit,

wherein the suction port is disposed in a location that enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

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.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,

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 unit;

and

the suction port is disposed in a side surface of the box-shaped portion that is close to the opening portion.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the heating unit heats the recording medium that has been transported from upstream and onto which the liquid has been ejected by the recording 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.