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US 2026/0192583 A1Published application
Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsSoshi OKAWA, Tomoya KURASHINA, Yuichi ARUGA
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Abstract
A line head includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that protrude toward a facing portion. One of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is disposed upstream and the other is disposed downstream with respect to a first intermediate position in a conveyance direction, and one of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is disposed in a +X direction with respect to a second intermediate position and the other is disposed in a −X direction with respect to the second intermediate position such that one is disposed on the first intersecting direction of the second intermediate position and the other is disposed on the second intersecting direction in a width direction.
Claims11
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance path configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction;
- a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium, the recording unit being movable in a direction advancing and retracting with respect to the conveyance path;
- a facing portion disposed to face the recording unit;
- a plurality of protruding portions provided in a portion where the recording unit is provided and protruding toward the facing portion;
- a motor as a power source when moving the recording unit;
- a moving unit configured to move the recording unit by receiving power from the motor;
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- a control unit configured to set, as an origin position of the recording unit, a position in a movement direction of the recording unit when the protruding portion is in contact with the facing portion, wherein
- the plurality of protruding portions include a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion,
- a position where the recording unit performs recording at most upstream in the conveyance direction is defined as a first recording position, a position where the recording unit performs recording on a most downstream in the conveyance direction is defined as a second recording position, and an intermediate position between the first recording position and the second recording position is defined as a first intermediate position,
- a position where the recording unit performs recording at an endmost portion in a first intersecting direction that is a direction intersecting the conveyance direction is defined as a third recording position, a position where the recording unit performs recording at an endmost portion in a second intersecting direction that is a direction opposite to the first intersecting direction is defined as a fourth recording position, and an intermediate position between the third recording position and the fourth recording position is defined as a second intermediate position,
- one of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is disposed upstream and the other is disposed downstream with respect to the first intermediate position in the conveyance direction, and
- one of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is disposed in the first intersecting direction with respect to the second intermediate position and the other is disposed in the second intersecting direction with respect to the second intermediate position such that one is disposed on the first intersecting direction of the second intermediate position and the other is disposed on the second intersecting direction in a width direction including the first intersecting direction and the second intersecting direction.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance path configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction;
- a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium, the recording unit being movable in a direction advancing and retracting with respect to the conveyance path;
- a facing portion disposed to face the recording unit;
- a plurality of protruding portions provided in a portion where the recording unit is provided and protruding toward the facing portion;
- a motor as a power source when moving the recording unit;
- a moving unit configured to move the recording unit by receiving power from the motor;
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- a control unit configured to set, as an origin position of the recording unit, a position in a movement direction of the recording unit when the protruding portion is in contact with the facing portion, wherein
- the plurality of protruding portions include a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion,
- a position where the recording unit performs recording at most upstream in the conveyance direction is defined as a first recording position, a position where the recording unit performs recording on a most downstream in the conveyance direction is defined as a second recording position, and an intermediate position between the first recording position and the second recording position is defined as a first intermediate position,
- a position where the recording unit performs recording at an endmost portion in a first intersecting direction that is a direction intersecting the conveyance direction is defined as a third recording position, a position where the recording unit performs recording at an endmost portion in a second intersecting direction that is a direction opposite to the first intersecting direction is defined as a fourth recording position, and an intermediate position between the third recording position and the fourth recording position is defined as a second intermediate position,
- the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are disposed at the first intermediate position in the conveyance direction, and
- one of the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion is disposed in the first intersecting direction with respect to the second intermediate position and the other is disposed in the second intersecting direction with respect to the second intermediate position such that one is disposed on the first intersecting direction of the second intermediate position and the other is disposed on the second intersecting direction in a width direction including the first intersecting direction and the second intersecting direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.