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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Daisuke Hiruma, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 19/20 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/005 (2013.01); B41J 2/04508 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 19/202 (2013.01); B41J 19/207 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A recording device includes a medium support portion, a recording head configured to eject a liquid toward a medium supported by the medium support portion, a gantry that includes the recording head and is configured to move relative to the medium support portion in a Y-axis direction, a first linear scale attached to a first attachment member, a first encoder configured to read markings of the first linear scale while moving, together with the gantry, relative to the medium support portion in the Y-axis direction to detect a displacement of the gantry, and a length adjustment unit configured to adjust a length of the first linear scale attached to the first attachment member, by adjusting a tension in the Y-axis direction applied to the first linear scale.


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