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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kazushi Arafuka, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B41J 2/16517 (2013.01); B41J 2/16526 (2013.01); B41J 2002/1655 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wiping unit includes a wiping member with a long shape configured to wipe a liquid ejecting head configured to discharge liquid, a first roller around which to wind the wiping member, a second roller configured to wind up the wiping member fed out from the first roller, a driving force transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force of a driving source to the second roller, a conveyance roller configured to make contact with the wiping member and rotate along with a movement of the wiping member, a first detection unit configured to detect a rotation amount of the first roller, and a second detection unit configured to detect a rotation amount of the conveyance roller.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Arafuka, Kazushi. (2023). Wiping unit and liquid ejecting apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 11840088). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11840088

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