Medium transport device and recording device

Abstract

A medium transport device 1 includes a transport section 120 configured to transport a medium P; a detection section 101 configured to detect the medium P transported by the transport section 120 via a detection surface 101A; a cleaning section 110 configured to clean the detection surface 101A; a housing 53 configured to house the transport section 120, the detection section 101, and the cleaning section 110; and a door section 6 configured to open and close the housing 53, wherein the cleaning section 110 is configured to slide with respect to the detection surface 101A in conjunction with opening and closing of the door section 6.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.