# US 12,594,779 B2 · Adhesive removing device and recording device

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- Number: US 12,594,779 B2
- Document ID: US12594779B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/502,797
- Filed: 2023-11-06
- Published: 2024-05-09
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2022-11-07
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Sho Shimizu; Yusuke Yamazaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594779B2

## CPC

- B41J 29/17: Cleaning arrangements
- B41J 11/007: {Conveyor belts or like feeding devices}
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

An adhesive removing device includes a scraping member scraping an adhesive layer adhering to a front surface of a belt transporting a medium being a transport target object, and a support portion supporting the scraping member. The support portion supports the scraping member such that a support state of the scraping member is changeable. For example, the support portion supports a different type of scraping member in a replaceable manner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An adhesive removing device comprising:
a scraping member configured to scrape an adhesive layer adhering to a front surface of a belt configured to transport a transport target object so as remove the adhesive layer from the front surface of the belt;
a support portion configured to support the scraping member, the support portion being configured to support the scraping member such that a support state of the scraping member is changeable; and
a rail extending in a width direction of the belt,
wherein the support portion is configured to move along the rail.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 1, wherein
the support portion is configured to support different types of the scraping members in a replaceable manner.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 2, wherein
the scraping member is a scraper having a plate shape, and
the adhesive removing device includes a curve forming portion configured to curve the scraper when the scraper is supported by the support portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 3, wherein
the curve forming portion includes a plurality of members.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 3, comprising
a position adjustment portion configured to vertically adjust a position of a portion of the scraper configured to make contact with the belt for scraping.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 2, comprising
an adhesive receiving portion configured to receive the adhesive scraped by the scraping member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The adhesive removing device according to claim 2, wherein
the scraping member is a scraper having a plate shape, and
a portion of the scraper configured to make contact with the belt for scraping is formed into a protruding curve shape.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A recording device comprising:
a belt including a front surface to which an adhesive layer adheres, the belt being configured to transport a medium;
a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium transported by the belt; and
an adhesive removing device configured to remove the adhesive layer from the front surface of the belt, wherein
the adhesive removing device is the adhesive removing device according to claim 1.