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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Soshi Okawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Sho Aruga, Chino, JP;
Haruki Miyasaka, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuhiko Shinozaki, Okaya, JP;
Tomoya Kurashina, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording device includes a recording section configured to move in a direction of advancing or retreating with respect to the transport path, a facing section disposed facing the recording section, a motor that is a power source when the recording section is moved, and a movement unit configured to move the recording section by receiving power from the motor, wherein a movement direction of the recording section includes a vertical direction component, the position detecting unit configured to detect a position of the recording section with respect to the transport path is a linear encoder, and the movement unit has a configuration in which, in a case where the recording section is lowered toward the facing section, idle rotation of the motor is allowed after the recording section is placed on the facing section by its own weight.
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