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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Imamura, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/0009 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); B41J 15/165 (2013.01); B41J 11/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transportation unit that transports a recording medium, a driven rotation member that rotates as a result of being driven depending on the recording medium which is transported by the transportation unit while in contact with the recording medium, a rotational position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the driven rotation member, and a control unit that controls an amount of transportation of the recording medium based on a result of the detection by the rotational position detection unit.