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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Onishi, Shiojiri, JP;
Shigenori Nakagawa, Bangalore, IN;
Kazutoshi Fujishima, Azumino, JP;
Katsumasa Tanaka, Ina, JP;
Takahiro Matsuzaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Shuhei Nishizawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Kohei Yamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Tsukasa Eguchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Atsushi Matsuo, Azumino, JP;
Toshiyuki Nozawa, Okaya, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording deviceincludes a transport belt; a recording sectionconfigured to record an image on a mediumby ejecting pigment ink onto the medium; and a washing mechanismconfigured to wash the transport beltwith washing liquid, wherein the washing mechanismincludes a storage sectionconfigured to store washing liquid, a first detection sectionconfigured to detect an ink concentration of black ink contained in washing liquid, a second detection sectionconfigured to detect an ink concentration of pigment ink contained in the washing liquid, and a washing control section, the second detection sectiondetects the ink concentration of the pigment ink, and the washing control sectiondetermines a threshold based on the ink concentration of the black ink detected, and discharges washing liquid from the storage sectionbased on the threshold.