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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Sunaga, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording device includes a recording unit that performs recording on a medium, a paper feeding cassette that accommodates the medium and is configured to be opened/closed, a transport unit that transports the medium accommodated in the paper feeding cassette along a transport path, a transport detection unit that detects the medium at a detection position provided at the transport path, a calculation unit that calculates a transport time required for the medium supplied from the paper feeding cassette to reach the detection position based on a result of detection by the transport detection unit, a determination unit that determines presence or absence of whether the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed, and an estimation unit that estimates a service life of the transport detection unit or the transport unit based on time information about the transport time and opening/closing information about determination of whether the paper feeding cassette is opened/closed.