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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Murayama, Yamagata-Mura, JP;
Shinya Yamazaki, Asahi-Mura, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a carriage on which the recording head is mounted and in which a first measuring area and a second measuring area are provided, a platen disposed to face the recording head, a reference portion disposed on the platen at a position faceable by the recording head; a distance sensor provided on either of the carriage or the reference portion and configured to measure a distance between a measuring area and the reference portion, and a controller that determines an inclination of the carriage with respect to the platen based on a measurement result of the distance sensor, and controls execution of a predetermined process.