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US 12,115,773 B2Granted
Conveying apparatus and printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsShuhei Nishizawa, Koji Sato, Yoshihisa Horikawa
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Abstract
A conveying unit conveys a medium by moving a glue belt. The conveying unit includes a vapor application unit and a cleaning unit. The vapor application unit applies heated vapor to a front surface of the glue belt separated from the medium. The cleaning unit cleans the front surface to which the vapor is applied by the vapor application unit.
Claims13
A conveying apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of rollers;
- a conveying belt being coated with an adhesive on a surface and wound around the plurality of rollers, the conveying belt being configured such that a medium is attached to the surface;
- a vapor application unit configured to apply heated vapor to a front surface of the conveying belt separated from the medium;
- and
- a cleaning unit configured to clean the front surface to which the vapor is applied by the vapor application unit.
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A printing apparatus comprising:
- a conveying apparatus that includes a plurality of rollers, and a conveying belt being coated with an adhesive on a surface and wound around the plurality of rollers, the conveying belt being configured such that a medium is attached to the surface;
- and
- a recording unit configured to perform recording on the moving medium, wherein the conveying apparatus includes:
- a vapor application unit configured to apply heated vapor to a front surface of the conveying belt separated from the medium and
- a cleaning unit configured to clean the front surface to which the vapor is applied by the vapor application unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.