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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Toshihiro Yokozawa, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Yokozawa, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0015 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marking device includes a plurality of treatment devices, a transporting part, a static eliminator and a controller. Each of the treatment devices is configured and arranged to perform a treatment on a base material. The transporting part is configured and arranged to transport the base material between the treatment devices. The static eliminator is disposed near a path along which the base material is transported by the transporting part. The controller is configured to control the transporting part to follow a transport path routed via the static eliminator when the base material is transported to the treatment devices.