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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuya Yumoto, Shiojiri, JP;
Junpei Yamashita, Azumino, JP;
Osamu Murayama, Yamagata-Mura, JP;
Shinya Yamazaki, Asahi-Mura, JP;
Nobuaki Kamiyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Shigenori Nakagawa, Tatsuno-Machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording section capable of recording on a medium, a transport belt that is provided with adhesive capable of adhering with the medium and that is capable of transporting the medium, an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to the surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, and a controller capable of determining the state of the surface based on the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.