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Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Nobuaki Kamiyama, Matsumoto, JP;

Takahiro Yamashita, Matsumoto, JP;

Junpei Yamashita, Azumino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/025 (2013.01); B65H 2404/5391 (2013.01); B65H 2515/84 (2013.01); B65H 2801/21 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transport device includes a transport belt, an abutting unit, a moving mechanism, and a displacement detection unit. The transport belt has an adhesive layer capable of adhering to a medium, and is capable of transporting the medium adhering to the adhesive layer. The abutting unit is capable of abutting against a surface of the adhesive layer. It is assumed that a direction in which the abutting unit is away from the adhesive layer is a first direction and a direction opposite thereto is a second direction. The moving mechanism is capable of moving a position of the abutting unit with respect to the surface in the first direction and the second direction. The displacement detection unit detects a displacement amount of the transport belt in the first direction when the moving mechanism moves the abutting unit in the first direction while the abutting unit abuts against the surface.


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