Transport device and printing apparatus

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a transporting belt including a front surface configured to support a medium, the transporting belt being configured to transport the medium supported by the front surface in a transport direction;
• a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium transported by the transporting belt;
• a removal unit including a blade configured to come into contact with the front surface to remove an adhering substance adhering to the front surface;
• a plurality of detectors configured to detect a force received by the blade from the transporting belt or a change in the force;
• a display unit configured to display information;
• at least one adjustment unit configured to adjust a position of the blade relative to the transporting belt;
• and
• a control unit configured to control driving of the transporting belt and the display unit, wherein
• each of the detectors is provided corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of regions into which the transporting belt is divided in a width direction intersecting the transport direction,
• when the control unit determines that there is an abnormal region among the regions based on detection results of the detectors, the control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the abnormal region,
• the removal unit is provided with a plurality of marks with which the regions are distinguishable at positions each corresponding to a respective one of the regions, and
• the control unit causes the display unit to display information of the mark corresponding to the abnormal region.

A transport device comprising:

• a transporting belt including a front surface configured to support a medium, the transporting belt being configured to transport the medium supported by the front surface in a transport direction;
• a removal unit including a blade configured to come into contact with the front surface to remove an adhering substance adhering to the front surface;
• a plurality of detectors configured to detect a force received by the blade from the transporting belt or a change in the force;
• a display unit configured to display information;
• at least one adjustment unit configured to adjust a position of the blade relative to the transporting belt;
• and
• a control unit configured to control driving of the transporting belt and the display unit, wherein
• each of the detectors is provided corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of regions into which the transporting belt is divided in a width direction intersecting the transport direction,
• when the control unit determines that there is an abnormal region among the regions based on detection results of the detectors, the control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the abnormal region,
• the removal unit is provided with a light-emitting unit at positions each corresponding to a respective one of the regions, and
• the control unit turns on or blinks the light-emitting unit corresponding to the abnormal region among a plurality of the light-emitting units.