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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Akahane, Kamiina-Gun, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a transport device and a printing device configured to minimize fluctuation in a tension of a medium in a portion between a first transport unit and a second transport unit. A transport device provided to a printing device includes a transport mechanism serving as an example of the first transport unit, a winding unit serving as the second transport unit disposed downstream of the transport mechanism in a transport direction, a tension imparting unit provided with a tension bar serving as an example of a tension imparting member biased toward a medium between the transport mechanism and the winding unit and configured to impart tension to the medium, and a biasing force adjustment unit serving as an adjustment unit configured to adjust at least one of a biasing force of the tension bar and a relative speed between the tension bar and the medium.