Recording device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsOsamu HARA, Tsuneyuki SASAKI
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Abstract
A recording device includes a head unit that ejects ink onto a target recording medium, and transport units that transport the target recording medium. The transport units are provided with driving rollers that are provided so as to come into contact with a first surface of the target recording medium, and that generate a delivery power in the target recording medium, and air delivery units that push the target recording medium against the driving rollers by applying air pressure to the driving rollers from a side of a second surface of the target recording medium.
Claims13
A recording device comprising:
- a head unit that ejects ink onto a target recording medium;
- and
- a transport unit that transports the target recording medium,
- wherein the transport unit is provided with a driving roller unit that is provided so as to come into contact with a first surface of the target recording medium, and that generates a delivery power in the target recording medium, and
- an air delivery unit that pushes the target recording medium against the driving roller by applying air pressure to the driving roller from a side of a second surface of the target recording medium.
A recording device,
- wherein a target recording medium is pushed against a driving roller using an air delivery mechanism, and the target recording medium is transported by rotating the driving roller.
A method for recording on a target recording medium, the method comprising:
- delivering the target recording medium to a ink ejection head unit using a driving roller that comes into contact with a first surface of the target recording medium;
- and
- while delivering the target recording medium, applying air pressure onto a second surface of the target recording medium to push the target recording medium against the driving roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.