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US 9,090,423 B2Granted
Recording apparatus and recording method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHirotaka Ishizuka
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Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a movable belt and a recording mechanism. The movable belt is configured and arranged to convey a recording medium. The recording mechanism is configured and arranged to record onto the recording medium. The movable belt has a mark serving as a reference for when the recording medium is being set thereon.
Claims2
A recording method for using a recording apparatus having a movable belt configured and arranged to convey a recording medium, and a recording mechanism configured and arranged to record onto the recording medium, the recording method comprising:
- recording, onto the movable belt, a mark indicative of an initial position of the recording medium relative to the movable belt such that the recording medium is initially set on the movable belt relative to the mark;
- moving the movable belt in a direction opposite to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium such that the mark is located upstream relative to the recording mechanism in the direction of conveyance of the recording medium in response to recording the mark on the movable belt;
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- executing recording on the recording medium set onto the movable belt using the mark as a reference.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.