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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Roland Dg Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masakazu Igarashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kiyomasa Imaizumi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Takeshi Nakanishi, Hamamatsu, JP;
ROLAND DG CORPORATION, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a motor power supply line connecting a carriage motor with a power source, a sensor power supply line connecting a rotary encoder with the power source, a circuit breaker provided on the motor power supply line and interrupting electrical power if a cover sensor detects that a front cover is open and permit connection if the cover sensor detects that the front cover is closed, and a controller controlling the carriage motor and a recording head based on a position of a carriage detected by the rotary encoder.