Medium transport device, recording device, and medium transport method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsDaisuke Fujiwara, Takashi Akahane
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Abstract
A medium transport device includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a winding unit configured to wind the medium, a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit, a drive unit configured to drive the tension applying unit, and a controller configured to control the drive unit, in which the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that an application of the tension by the tension applying unit is released at a time when a subsequent transport operation by the transport unit is started after a termination of an winding operation of the medium by the winding unit.
Claims9
A medium transport device comprising:
- a transport unit configured to perform transport operation to transport a medium;
- a winding unit configured to wind the medium transported by the transport unit;
- a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit;
- a drive unit configured to drive the tension applying unit;
- and
- a controller configured to control the drive unit, wherein
- the controller is configured to, after a termination of a winding operation of the medium by the winding unit, control the drive unit such that an application of the tension by the tension applying unit is released at a time when a subsequent transport operation by the transport unit is started.
A medium transport method in a recording device, the recording device including:
- a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction;
- a winding unit configured to wind the medium;
- and
- a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit;
- the medium transport method comprising:
- performing transport operation of the medium;
- winding the medium;
- and
- releasing the tension at a time of performing subsequent transport operation of the medium after winding the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.