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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Masaru Someya, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B41J 2/04551 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a head, a carriage, a casing, a sound sensor configured to collect first sound, an output device and a controller. The controller performs causing the carriage to move and causing the sound sensor to collect second sound that is generated when the carriage is being moved, and causing the output device to output guide information related to an installation place of the casing based on a volume value corresponding to the second sound.