Patent ID: 11884061
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a platen having a plurality of suction ports for sucking a printing medium;
a suction fan;
a suction duct configured to couple the plurality of suction ports and the suction fan to each other; and
a component having a heat generating source;
a cover member constituting a portion of the suction duct and covering at least a portion of the component,
a gap is formed between the cover member and the component, and
an opening is formed in the cover member,
wherein a position of the opening formed in the cover member is disposed at a center position of the cover member in a transport direction of the recording medium, the position being a position further separated from the component than the center of the cover member in a width direction of the recording medium.