Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus includes a medium supporting portion for supporting a medium, a head for printing on the medium, a medium pressing member that includes a plurality of materials stacked thereon, and a platen heater for heating the medium pressing member. The medium pressing member includes a bas...

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Main Author Washizawa, Takehito
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.06.2019
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Summary:A printing apparatus includes a medium supporting portion for supporting a medium, a head for printing on the medium, a medium pressing member that includes a plurality of materials stacked thereon, and a platen heater for heating the medium pressing member. The medium pressing member includes a base portion being attached to the medium supporting portion, and an eaves portion which forms a gap with the medium supporting portion and suppresses floating of the medium from the medium supporting portion. The base portion includes a first material for forming a first surface being attached to the medium supporting portion, and a second material for forming a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the first material is higher than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the second material.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715845890