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US 12,746,744 B2Granted
Moistening device, recording system, and intermediate unit
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYutaro Harada, Kohei Ueno, Hirohisa Kodaira
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Abstract
The moistening device 40 includes a transport section, a spray section 42, and a movement section 46. The moistening device 40 moistens the medium M by spraying the moistening liquid HL thereon. The transport section transports the medium M along the transport direction Y1. The spray section 42 sprays the moistening liquid HL on the medium M transported by the transport section. The movement section 46 moves the spray section 42.
Claims18
A moistening device that moistens a medium by spraying a moistening liquid onto the medium, the moistening device comprising:
- a transport section configured to transport a medium along a transport direction;
- a plurality of spray sections that sprays the moistening liquid onto the medium transported by the transport section, the plurality of spray sections includes
- a first spray section that sprays the moistening liquid onto a center region of the medium in a width direction intersecting the transport direction, and
- a second spray section that sprays the moistening liquid onto a region different from the center region in the width direction;
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- a movement section configured to move the second spray section, the movement section pivots the second spray section about a pivoting shaft that is along the transport direction.
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