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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Aoki, Nagano, JP;
Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B41J 11/0005 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording device includes: a transport unit configured to transport a medium along a transport path, a recording unit configured to perform recording on the medium transported, a wrinkle forming mechanism configured to form wrinkles on a portion of the medium on the transport path before recording is performed, a detection unit configured to detect a state of the wrinkles, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a rigidity characteristic of the medium based on detection data of the detection unit.