US 11,945,213 B2
Liquid discharge apparatus
Takuya Hamada, Yokohama (JP); and Kenichi Ogawa, Kawasaki (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,638.
Application 18/163,638 is a continuation of application No. 17/167,982, filed on Feb. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,584,143.
Application 17/167,982 is a continuation of application No. 16/238,931, filed on Jan. 3, 2019, granted, now 10,940,701, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-005079 (JP), filed on Jan. 16, 2018; and application No. 2018-049417 (JP), filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173827 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 11/0024 (2021.01) [B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 2/04 (2013.01); B41M 7/00 (2013.01); B41M 7/0054 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
a conveying unit configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction;
a discharge head configured to discharge liquid onto the medium conveyed by the conveying unit;
a controller configured to perform a first control of heating the medium at a first position and not heating the medium at a second position different from the first position and a second control of heating the medium at the second position and not heating the medium at the first position.