Recording device, service life estimation method

A recording device comprising:

• a recording unit that performs recording on a medium;
• a paper feeding cassette that accommodates the medium and is configured to be opened/closed;
• a transport unit that transports the medium accommodated in the paper feeding cassette along a transport path;
• a transport detection unit that detects the medium at a detection position provided at the transport path;
• a calculation unit that calculates a transport time required for the medium supplied from the paper feeding cassette to reach the detection position based on a result of detection by the transport detection unit;
• a determination unit that determines presence or absence of opening/closing of the paper feeding cassette;
• a storage unit that stores time information about the transport time and opening/closing information about determination of whether the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed in association with each other;
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• an output unit that outputs the time information and the opening/closing information stored in the storage unit to an external device including an estimation unit configured to estimate a service life of the transport detection unit or the transport unit by excluding the transport time after the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed.

A service life estimation method, the method performed by a recording device including a recording unit that performs recording on a medium, a paper feeding cassette that accommodates the medium and is configured to be opened/closed, a transport unit that transports the medium accommodated in the paper feeding cassette along a transport path, and a transport detection unit that detects the medium at a detection position provided at the transport path, the method comprising:

• calculating a transport time required for the medium supplied from the paper feeding cassette to reach the detection position;
• determining presence or absence of whether the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed;
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• estimating a service life of the transport detection unit or the transport unit based on time information about the transport time and opening/closing information about determination of whether the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed by excluding the transport time after the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed.