公开(公告)号：US20250100311A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18896708

申请日：2024-09-25

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shin KOMATSU

IPC: B41J29/17 ,  B41J15/04

Abstract: A transport device 1 includes a transport belt 5 that includes an outer peripheral surface 5a for supporting a medium M and that is configured to transport the medium M; a blade 93 configured to wipe the outer peripheral surface 5a by contacting the outer peripheral surface 5a; a first frame 91 that holds the blade 93; an elastic member 95 configured to bias the first frame 91 in a direction in which the blade 93 contacts the outer peripheral surface 5a; and a second frame 92 that supports the first frame 91 so that the first frame 91 is movable along a normal direction of the outer peripheral surface 5a.

公开(公告)号：US20220161581A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17534543

申请日：2021-11-24

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Satoru KOBAYASHI ,  Shigenori NAKAGAWA ,  Shin KOMATSU ,  Yoshitaka MIYAJIMA

IPC: B41J29/17

Abstract: A printing system includes: a transport belt that configured to support and transport a medium, a liquid jetting unit configured to perform a printing operation by jetting a liquid to the medium, a storage tank that is an example of a cleaning liquid storage unit configured to store a cleaning liquid, a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning operation of the transporting belt using the cleaning liquid stored in the storage tank, a coagulation tank configured to store the cleaning liquid used for cleaning operation and to which a coagulating agent is added, and a separation unit configured to separate, from the cleaning liquid, a coagulated material produced by coagulation caused by adding the coagulating agent to the cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid from which the coagulated material is separated by the separation unit is supplied to the storage tank.

公开(公告)号：US20220203748A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17646230

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation

Inventor： Shin KOMATSU ,  Satoru KOBAYASHI ,  Shigenori NAKAGAWA ,  Yoshitaka MIYAJIMA ,  Saeko MARUYAMA

IPC: B41M7/00

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a glue belt as an example of a transport belt including a support unit configured to support a medium, the support unit being configured to transport a medium by moving the support unit, a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject liquid onto a medium supported by the support unit, and a dyeing unit configured to perform dyeing by immersing a medium in dyeing liquid. Printing is performed on the medium by combining dyeing by the dyeing unit and ejecting by the liquid ejecting unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240167207A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18513692

申请日：2023-11-20

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shin KOMATSU

IPC: D06B1/02

CPC classification number: D06B1/02 ,  D06B2700/14

Abstract: A decolorization method is a decolorization method of fabric using a washing machine configured to eject a washing liquid from a nozzle by a pressure at which the washing liquid is supplied from a supply source to the nozzle. The decolorization method includes spraying, to the fabric, a liquid column of the washing liquid extending from the nozzle or a droplet separated from the liquid column.