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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Samoto, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Arai, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a container; a conveying mechanism configured to convey a recording medium contained in the container; a recording head configured to record an image on the recording medium that has been conveyed through a conveying path by the conveying mechanism; a moving mechanism including a carriage and configured to move the carriage reciprocatingly together with the recording head; a first sensor installed in the carriage and configured to detect the recording medium; a second sensor configured to detect a change of a state of the container; a storage unit configured to store width information of the recording medium that is conveyed by the conveying mechanism; and a controller configured to control the conveying mechanism, the moving mechanism, and the recording head.