Recording apparatus and recording method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorSeigo Momose
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Abstract
There is provided an adhesive belt which is configured to support and transport a recording medium, a recording head which is configured to record by discharging ink onto the recording medium which is supported by the adhesive belt, and a cleaning mechanism which is configured to clean the adhesive belt. The cleaning mechanism has a cleaning liquid tank which is configured to have a cleaning liquid, a contact section which is configured to come into contact with the adhesive belt to apply the cleaning liquid and clean off ink which is attached to the adhesive belt, and an anti-foaming agent supply section which is configured to supply an anti-foaming agent for ink to the adhesive belt directly or via another member, and the anti-foaming agent remains on the adhesive belt.
Claims9
A recording apparatus comprising:
- an adhesive belt configured to support and transport a recording medium;
- a recording head configured to record by discharging ink onto the recording medium that is supported by the adhesive belt;
- and
- a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the adhesive belt,
- the cleaning mechanism including
- a cleaning liquid tank configured to have a cleaning liquid,
- a contact section configured to be immersed into the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank and come into contact with the adhesive belt so as to apply the cleaning liquid, which adheres to the contact section, to the adhesive belt and clean off ink which is attached to the adhesive belt, and
- an anti-foaming agent supply section configured to supply an anti-foaming agent for ink to the adhesive belt directly or via another member, the anti-foaming agent remaining on the adhesive belt.
A recording method which is performed using a recording apparatus that is configured to record in a plurality of recording modes and includes an adhesive belt configured to support and transport a recording medium, a recording head configured to record by discharging ink onto the recording medium that is supported by the adhesive belt, and a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the adhesive belt, the cleaning mechanism having a cleaning liquid tank configured to have a cleaning liquid, a contact section configured to be immersed into the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank and come into contact with the adhesive belt so as to apply the cleaning liquid, which adheres to the contact section, to the adhesive belt and clean off ink which is attached to the adhesive belt, and an anti-foaming agent supply section configured to supply an anti-foaming agent for ink to the adhesive belt directly or via another member, the anti-foaming agent remaining on the adhesive belt, the recording method comprising:
- controlling at least one of a supply amount and a supply timing of the anti-foaming agent based on the recording mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.