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US 12,522,011 B2Granted
Transport device and droplet ejecting device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKoji Sato, Shuhei Nishizawa, Yoshihisa Horikawa
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Abstract
A transport unit includes a glue belt, a cleaning unit, and a support unit. The glue belt can transport a medium. The cleaning unit can clean the glue belt with a cleaning liquid. The support unit includes a support surface capable of supporting a sponge that comes into contact with the glue belt cleaned by the cleaning unit. At least one opening is provided in the support surface.
Claims8
A transport device comprising:
- a transport member configured to transport a medium;
- a cleaning unit configured to clean the transport member with a liquid;
- a support unit including a support surface configured to support a sponge that comes into contact with the transport member cleaned by the cleaning unit;
- a shaft member that includes an outer peripheral surface facing an inner peripheral surface of the support unit and that is configured to rotatably support the support unit;
- and
- a negative pressure generating unit coupled to the shaft member and configured to generate a negative pressure inside the shaft member by reducing an air volume in an inside space of the shaft member, wherein
- at least one opening is provided in the support surface, and
- both ends of the shaft member along a longitudinal axis of the shaft member are closed.
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A droplet ejecting device comprising:
- an ejecting unit configured to eject a droplet on a medium;
- a transport member configured to transport the medium;
- a cleaning unit configured to clean the transport member with a liquid;
- a support unit including a support surface configured to support a sponge that comes into contact with the transport member cleaned by the cleaning unit;
- a shaft member that includes an outer peripheral surface facing an inner peripheral surface of the support unit and that is configured to rotatably support the support unit;
- and
- a negative pressure generating unit configured to generate a negative pressure inside the shaft member is provided, wherein
- at least one opening is provided in the support surface, and
- both ends of the shaft member along a longitudinal axis of the shaft member are closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.