Recording apparatus and method of controlling recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTetsuji Takeishi
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Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording head performing recording on a recording medium; a cassette on which the recording medium to be transported to the recording head is placed; and a transporting path for transporting the recording medium from the cassette to the recording head. In addition, the recording apparatus includes a medium thickness sensor obtaining thickness information by measuring a thickness of the recording medium in the cassette or the transporting path; a surface information acquisition section acquiring surface information of the recording medium in the cassette or the transporting path; and a determination section specifying a type of the recording medium based on the thickness information and the surface information of the recording medium.
Claims15
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head performing recording on a recording medium;
- a placing section on which the recording medium to be transported to the recording head is placed;
- a transporting path for transporting the recording medium from the placing section to the recording head;
- a thickness information acquisition section acquiring thickness information by measuring a thickness of the recording medium in the placing section or the transporting path;
- a surface information acquisition section acquiring surface information of the recording medium in the placing section or the transporting path;
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- a determination section specifying a type of the recording medium based on the thickness information and the surface information of the recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.