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公开(公告)号:US20230057854A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-23
申请号:US17820648
申请日:2022-08-18
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yuya YUMOTO , Junpei YAMASHITA , Osamu MURAYAMA , Shinya YAMAZAKI , Nobuaki KAMIYAMA , Shigenori NAKAGAWA
Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording section capable of recording on a medium, a transport belt that is provided with adhesive capable of adhering with the medium and that is capable of transporting the medium, an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to the surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, and a controller capable of determining the state of the surface based on the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20200298568A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-24
申请号:US16821387
申请日:2020-03-17
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Daiki TATSUTA , Osamu MURAYAMA , Junya SUZUKI
IPC: B41J2/14
Abstract: A liquid ejecting unit includes: a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid; a flow channel member that is attached to the liquid ejecting head and that supplies the liquid to the liquid ejecting head; and an electric coupling member configured to supply a signal to the liquid ejecting head, in which the electric coupling member has a first electric coupling portion, the liquid ejecting head has a second electric coupling portion electrically coupled to the first electric coupling portion, and the flow channel member restricts the electric coupling member from moving in a direction in which the first electric coupling portion is removed from the second electric coupling portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20230079017A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17931798
申请日:2022-09-13
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yuya YUMOTO , Junpei YAMASHITA , Osamu MURAYAMA , Shinya YAMAZAKI , Nobuaki KAMIYAMA , Shigenori NAKAGAWA
IPC: B41J11/00
Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to perform recording by ejecting a liquid onto a medium configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave, a transport unit configured to transport the medium, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the medium, an ultrasonic wave sensor including a transmission unit configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to the medium and a reception unit configured to receive an ultrasonic wave transmitted by the transmission unit, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the recording unit, based on an imaging result from the imaging unit and a detection result from the ultrasonic wave sensor. The transmission unit and the reception unit are positioned sandwiching the medium.
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公开(公告)号:US20180229520A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:US15896562
申请日:2018-02-14
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Osamu MURAYAMA , Daisuke HIRUMA
IPC: B41J25/316 , B41J25/34 , B41J2/175
Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus that includes a first movable unit displaceably attached to a fixture portion, a rail unit that includes a planar portion formed along a first direction and is displaceable according to displacement of the first movable unit, and a carriage attached to the rail unit so as to be movable in the first direction and whose posture is changeable according to angle of the planar portion with respect to the fixture portion viewed in the first direction. The first movable unit includes a first adjuster that adjusts position of the rail unit with respect to the fixture portion in a second direction and a second adjuster that adjusts the angle of the planar portion with respect to the fixture portion as viewed in the first direction by pivoting the rail unit around a pivot axis that extends in the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20230053888A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-23
申请号:US17820523
申请日:2022-08-17
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yuya YUMOTO , Junpei YAMASHITA , Osamu MURAYAMA , Shinya YAMAZAKI , Nobuaki KAMIYAMA , Shigenori NAKAGAWA
Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium, a transporting belt configured to transport the medium, the transporting belt including a surface on which the medium is able to be supported, a washing unit configured to wash the surface using a liquid, an ultrasonic sensor configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave onto the surface and receive the ultrasonic wave reflected from the surface, and a control unit configured to determine a remaining state of the liquid on the surface based on a result of detection by the ultrasonic sensor, in which the ultrasonic sensor transmits the ultrasonic wave onto at least part of the transporting belt, from downstream of the washing unit to upstream of the recording unit, in a rotation direction of the transporting belt.
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公开(公告)号:US20230016614A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17812319
申请日:2022-07-13
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Osamu MURAYAMA , Shinya YAMAZAKI
IPC: B41J25/00
Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage on which the recording head is mounted and in which a first measuring area and a second measuring area are provided, a platen disposed to face the recording head, a reference portion disposed on the platen at a position faceable by the recording head; a distance sensor provided on either of the carriage or the reference portion and configured to measure a distance between a measuring area and the reference portion, and a controller that determines an inclination of the carriage with respect to the platen based on a measurement result of the distance sensor, and controls execution of a predetermined process.
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公开(公告)号:US20170334200A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-23
申请号:US15601879
申请日:2017-05-22
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Osamu MURAYAMA , Takehito WASHIZAWA , Yoshiyuki KONISHI
CPC classification number: B41J2/04541 , B41J2/08 , B41J2/145 , B41J2/47 , B41J11/0015 , B41J11/002 , B41J11/42 , B41J29/38
Abstract: In a recording apparatus, the quality of an image is improved.A recording apparatus is provided with a droplet discharging head having a nozzle forming portion and a charging unit. The nozzle forming portion includes nozzles formed therein. The charging unit is configured to impart an electrical charge to the medium. The charging unit imparts, to the medium, an electrical charge having the same polarity as an electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged.
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公开(公告)号:US20220410567A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17809478
申请日:2022-06-28
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Osamu MURAYAMA
Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a plurality of recording heads that performs recording by discharging ink onto a recording medium, a carriage on which the plurality of the recording heads are mounted, a reference portion provided at a position faceable by the plurality of recording heads, a distance sensor that is provided in either the plurality of recording heads or the reference portion to measure a distance between the plurality of recording heads and the reference portion, and a controller that controls execution of a predetermined process based on a measurement result of the distance sensor to adjust an ink adhering position discharged by each of the recording heads.
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公开(公告)号:US20210263148A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-26
申请号:US17177558
申请日:2021-02-17
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Shinya YAMAZAKI , Osamu MURAYAMA
Abstract: A sonic wave sensor unit includes an element substrate having a transmitting element having a transmission side piezoelectric element and transmitting a sonic wave to a medium, and a receiving element having a reception side piezoelectric element and a reception side vibrating surface and receiving a sonic wave reflected by the medium, a sonic wave sensor including a sealing substrate configured to seal the transmission side piezoelectric element and the reception side piezoelectric element, and a holder disposed on a side opposite to the element substrate with respect to the sealing substrate in a −Z direction and fixed to the sealing substrate, wherein a through hole penetrating the holder in the −Z direction is formed in the holder, and, in plan view viewed in the −Z direction, the reception side vibrating surface is disposed inside a wall surface of the holder constituting the through hole.
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公开(公告)号:US20210213736A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US17143406
申请日:2021-01-07
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventor: Yoji TAKAHASHI , Osamu MURAYAMA , Daiki TATSUTA
IPC: B41J2/145 , B41J29/393 , B41J2/175
Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head unit having a support portion configured to support a plurality of heads capable of discharging a droplet in a discharge direction, and a carriage on which the head unit is removably mounted from upstream in the discharge direction, wherein the carriage has a bottom formed with an opening from which a nozzle surface of the head for discharging the droplet is exposed, the support portion is provided with at least one protruding portion protruding from a bottom surface of the support portion in the discharge direction, and the bottom is provided with an insertion hole through which the at least one protruding portion is inserted, and a biasing member biasing the support portion in an intersecting direction intersecting with the discharge direction in a state where the at least one protruding portion is inserted through the insertion hole.
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