Media transportation mechanism, method of controlling a media transportation mechanism, and media processing device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTakeshi Tokuda
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Abstract
A media transportation mechanism has: a storage unit that stores disc-shaped media with a center hole in a stack; a transportation arm that moves vertically and has a gripping member to hold a medium stored in the storage unit, and a separating member that moves radially to the medium from the hole of the medium; and a transportation arm drive member that sets the ascent speed of the transportation arm to a first speed, and to a second speed that is slower than the first speed, when moving the transportation arm vertically up while the gripping member holds the medium.
Claims19
A media transportation mechanism comprising:
- a storage unit that stores disc-shaped media with a hole;
- a transportation arm that moves vertically and has
- a gripping member to hold a medium stored in the storage unit, and
- a separating member that moves radially relative to the medium from the hole of the medium;
- and
- a transportation arm drive member that sets an ascent speed of the transportation arm to a first speed, and to a second speed that is slower than the first speed, when moving the transportation arm vertically up with the gripping member holding the media.
A method of controlling a media transportation mechanism, comprising:
- lowering a transportation arm with a gripping member in a storage unit that stores disc-shaped media with a hole;
- detecting a number of media stored in the storage unit;
- moving the transportation arm vertically up at a first speed after holding a medium with the gripping member of the transportation arm when the detected number of media stored in the storage unit is three or more;
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- moving the transportation arm vertically up at a second speed that is slower than the first speed after holding the medium with the gripping member of the transportation arm when the detected number of media stored in the storage unit is two.
A media processing device comprising:
- a storage unit that stores disc-shaped media with a hole;
- a transportation arm that moves vertically, pivots on an axis, and comprises a gripping member to hold a medium stored in the storage unit, and a separating member that moves radially to the medium from the hole of the medium;
- a transportation arm drive member that sets an ascent speed of the transportation arm to a first speed, or to a second speed that is slower than the first speed, when moving the transportation arm vertically up with the gripping member holding the medium;
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- a recording unit that records data on the media transported by the transportation arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.