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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Junya Kato, Matsumoto, JP;
Yugo Ishikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharging apparatus enhances a detection accuracy of a contact state when a recording medium and a liquid discharging unit come into contact, and suppresses contact between the recording medium and the liquid discharging unit, which may cause damage. The liquid discharging apparatus includes a transport unit, a liquid discharging unit, a skirt provided to the liquid discharging unit in a position that faces the recording medium transported to the recording region, a piezoelectric film sensor adhered to an adhering surface of the skirt and configured to generate an output in accordance with a degree of deformation of the adhering surface, and a control unit configured to control the liquid discharging unit and/or the transport unit on the basis of the output of the piezoelectric film sensor. The adhering surface of the skirt includes a slit formed around the periphery thereof.