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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Yusuke Kashimoto, Shiojiri, JP;
Tatsuya Nakano, Hata-machi, JP;
Masahiko Yoshida, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A recording apparatus including: a head for performing recording on a medium, a transport mechanism that includes a roller on an upstream side of the head and transports the medium in the transport direction according to a target transport amount that is targeted, a sensor that is provided at a more upstream side than the upstream-side roller in order to detect a lower end of the medium transported in the transport direction, and a controller that corrects the target transport amount by correction values matched with a relative position of the head and the medium.