Printing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9956794-B2
Application number	US-201715399039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2017
Priority date	Jan 8, 2016
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a discharging head which discharges liquid on a printing medium mounted on an endless belt; a medium transport portion as a transport unit which transports the printing medium; an input device as an input unit to which printing condition is input; and a fluff cutter portion which is provided on an upstream side of the discharging head in the transport direction and which cuts fluff of the printing medium in a predetermined height according to the printing condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus, comprising:
a discharging head which discharges liquid on a printing medium mounted on an endless belt;
a transport unit which transports the printing medium in a transport direction;
an input unit to which a printing condition is input; and
a fluff cutter portion which is provided on an upstream side of the discharging head in the transport direction and which cuts fluff of the printing medium in a predetermined height according to the printing condition,
wherein the fluff cutter portion does not penetrate the printing medium.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the printing condition includes a distance between the endless belt and the discharging head,
the printing apparatus further comprising:
a moving unit which changes a distance between the fluff cutter portion and the printing medium according to the distance.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the printing condition includes a type of the printing medium, and the fluff cutter portion includes a rotating blade of which a rotational speed is changed according to the type.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fluff cutter portion includes an absorbing portion which absorbs the cut fluff.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a projecting portion which lifts the printing medium to a position facing the fluff cutter portion.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a notifying portion which notifies an alarm according to the input printing condition.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Mitsuo Noritaka

Classifications

• D06C27/00

  Compound processes or apparatus, for finishing or dressing textile fabrics, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B41J15/048

  Conveyor belts or like feeding devices (B41J11/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B41J3/4078 Primary

  Printing on textile · CPC title

• B41J11/0015

  for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing (selective coating B41J2/2114) · CPC title

• B41J2/01 Primary

  Ink jet · CPC title