Recording apparatus and transport apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYuya Yumoto, Junpei Yamashita, Osamu Murayama, Shinya Yamazaki, Nobuaki Kamiyama, Shigenori Nakagawa
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Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording section capable of recording on a medium, a transport belt that is provided with adhesive capable of adhering with the medium and that is capable of transporting the medium, an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to the surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, and a controller capable of determining the state of the surface based on the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.
Claims5
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording section configured to record on a medium;
- a transport belt that is provided with an adhesive adherable with the medium and that is configured to transport the medium;
- an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to a surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface;
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- a controller configured to determine a state of the surface of the adhesive based on a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.
A transport apparatus comprising:
- a transport belt that is provided with an adhesive adherable with the medium and that is configured to transport a medium;
- an ultrasonic sensor including a transmission section that transmits ultrasonic waves to a surface of the adhesive and a reception section that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface;
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- a controller configured to determine a state of the surface of the adhesive based on a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.